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- Title
- Great War Stories 1 - Bess and the War Horses
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- NZ On Screen
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- NZ On Screen
- Description
This edition of Great War Stories follows the experiences of Kiwi horses in World War I by recounting the story of Bess, the thoroughbred stead of Colonel CG Powles of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment. The two would serve in the Middle East, and on the Western Front. Over 10,000 horses were sent to war; Bess was one of only four to return home. The clip finishes with an Anzac Day remembrance at Bess’s Rangitikei grave. The first series of seven short documentaries screened during TV3's ...
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- Video
- Date created
- 2014
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/great-war-stories-bess-war-horse-2014
- Related subjects
- horse / ww1 / wwi / world war one / first world war / great war / world war i / mounted / rangitikei / powles / middle east / desert / western front / thoroughbred / nz on air / new zealand on air
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