Neil Frances

After a wait of almost 100 years, relatives of Private Andrew McColl, who was killed during the First World War, will today receive a plaque commemorating his service. Audio

The army training camp that readied 60-thousand men for the First World War could soon have a new memorial. Talks to local historians Bernard Jervis and  Neil Frances and Pat Flynn reads a letter from… Audio

Masterton war historian and archivist Neil Frances has written a book called 'Safe Haven, The Untold Story of New Zealand's Largest Ever Military Camp', about the training camp on the outskirts of… Audio

And for Neil Frances of Masterton, it's the rock flute sound of Jethro Tull's 'Reasons for Waiting'. Audio