Ena Ryan, then a schoolgirl, recalls the rush to join up in time. Sidney Jones on embarking for Samoa and calling at Noumea. Leonard Leary describes going to Samoa and fraternizing with the locals. Tom Seddon recalls secrecy of the mission.
The story of New Zealand's first war casualty, 21-year-old Sapper Robert Hislop of Darfield, near Christchurch, who died on 19 August 1914 six days after falling of the Parnell rail bridge in Auckland which he was guarding.
Extracts from contemporary newspapers.
Music extracts:
Artist: John McCormackm
Song: There's a Long Long Trail A Winding
Composer: King/Elliott
Album: Oh, It's a Lovely War Vol 2
Label: CD41 486309
Artist: Henry Burr
Song: I Wonder who's Kissing her Now
Composer: n/s
Album: Songs of World War 1
Label: CD Geoentertainment 41 486286.
