Battle of the Somme – Gauge

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The New Zealanders – and Tanks – Make Their Debut on The Somme

September 12, 2016August 19, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, Battle of the Somme, Britain, Egypt, Flers, France, Gallipoli, Hēnare Mokena Kōhere, Lindsay Merritt Inglis, Ngāti Porou, Paraire Tomoana, Peter Dawson, Phyllis Williams, Sarah Johnston, Sir Āpirana Ngata, tanks, Te Ope Tuatahi, Tikitiki, Timaru, waiata, Winston Churchill, World War I, World War One, WWI

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) September 15 marks the centenary of the

The Battle of the Somme

September 1, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 8 Comments 1910s, Battle of the Somme, British High Commission, film preservation, Imperial War Museums, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, World War I, World War One

This year marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Imperial War Museums (IWM) and members of the First