WW1
The Vault - Gallipoli
Deborah Nation presents a selection of Gallipoli and Anzac memories from old soldiers in recordings held by the Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Audio
Career By The Kings Shilling (Part 2): Sandbags And Singing Wire
In April 1918 George Lee was shipped from England to the Western Front in Belgium and the realities of life behind the sandbags. In conversation with Jack Perkins he gives a vividly detailed… Audio
Career By The Kings Shilling (Part 1): They Taught Us How To Kill Men But Not Lice
In April 1918 George Lee was shipped from England to the Western Front in Belgium and the realities of life behind the sandbags. In conversation with Jack Perkins he gives a vividly detailed… Audio
Wind In The Wires (Part 2)
Nigel Piper recalls the early days of flying, before and during World War One - the days of the Royal Flying Corps and the infant Royal Air Force. Audio
Wind In The Wires (Part 1)
Nigel Piper recalls the early days of flying, before and during World War One - the days of the Royal Flying Corps and the infant Royal Air Force. Audio
Leslie Quartermain: an Antarctic explorer's letters home from WWI
Leslie B Quartermain is remembered largely for his connections with the Antarctic and his books on the Southern Continent. But there's an earlier, more personal body of his literature - his letters… Audio
