One oral history interview from the Veterans Institute, archived by DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities. The interview details a conscript's experiences during Dutch military service in New Guinea, including training in Roermond and deployment to Biak and Wundi. The dataset was last updated on October 24, 2025.
Use Cases
- Analyze personal narratives of conscription based on the interviewee's account of being signed up against his will.
- Study military life and morale in colonial settings based on descriptions of daily routines, leisure time, and unit atmosphere.
- Research historical transitions based on the interviewee's account of the handover of New Guinea from Dutch to Indonesian administration.
- Examine veteran perspectives on service based on the interviewee's overall positive reflection despite initial reluctance.
Strengths
- First-person account from a specific historical context (Dutch military in New Guinea).
- Interview is part of a curated collection from the Veterans Institute, archived by DANS, a recognized data repository.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The dataset consists of a single interview, limiting statistical analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Veteranen Instituut (Veterans Institute)
- Collection Method
- Oral history interview.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-24 03:54:48; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Netherlands (Roermond), Indonesia (Biak, Wundi in New Guinea).