Great War Stories 4 - Thomas Blake

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Great War Stories 4 - Thomas Blake

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Captain Thomas Blake was one of about 40 veterinarians to serve New Zealand in the First World War. He accompanied some of the 10,000 Kiwi farm horses sent to the frontlines in the Middle East and, later France. They faced terrible conditions: sand and heat in Sinai, mud and rain in France, and suffered disease and horrific wounds. This Great War Stories episode explores the tight bond between horse and soldier. In the end, only four horses came home. Blake also made history: while in Egypt, ...

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2017

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world war i / veterinarians / horses / wounds / disease / middle east / sinai / western front / france / mud / new zealand mounted rifle brigade / auckland museum / auckland mounted rifles / influenza / wedding / egypt / wwi / ww1 / charlotte cantley / nz veterinary association / mabel deane

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