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A veteran interview with

Walter Soper

Walter Soper provides a great interview, full of wit and honesty about his service with numerous Regiments during the second World War.

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Interviewed by:
Martin Bisiker

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A veteran interview with

Walter Soper

Walter-Soper

Walter Soper provides a great interview, full of wit and honesty about his service with numerous Regiments during the second World War.

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MLA Style:
Soper, Walter. A Veteran Interview with Walter Soper. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, 6 Apr. 2017 https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/walter-soper/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
APA Style:
Soper, W. (2017, April 6). A Veteran Interview with Walter Soper [Interview by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee. Retrieved November 10, 2025, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/walter-soper/
Chicago Style:
Soper, Walter. 2017. A Veteran Interview with Walter Soper. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, April 6. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/walter-soper/
Harvard Style:
Soper, W. (2017). A Veteran Interview with Walter Soper. [Interviewed by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee, 6 April. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/walter-soper/ (Accessed: 10 November 2025)
Vancouver Style:
Soper, W. A Veteran Interview with Walter Soper [Internet]. Interview by M. Bisiker. Legasee; 2017 Apr 6 [cited 2025 Nov 10]. Available from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/walter-soper/
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