26 Oct 2014

War Report - 26 October

4:01 pm on 21 April 2015

Alfred Mazengarb describes leaving with the Main Body in October 1914 and Colin Franklin-Browne recalls the treatment of men who were not joining up - the white feather letters.

A letter home from Private John Thompson of Patearoa Central Otago is read. (From Patearoa at War, by Jim Sullivan, Rock and Pillar Press). (Thompson was killed at Gallipoli).

Music extracts:

Artist: John McCormack
Song: It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
Composer: n/s
Album: Oh, It’s a Lovely War Vol 1
Label: CD41 486286

Artist: F Wheeler
Song: Here We Are Again
Composer: n/s
Album: Oh, It’s a Lovely War Vol 1
Label: CD 41 4862286

Artist: John McCormack
Song: There’s a Long Long Trail A Winding
Composer: King/Elliott
Album: Oh, It’s a Lovely War Vol 2
Label: CD41 486309        

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