Great War Stories 4 - Falaoa Tosene

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Great War Stories 4 - Falaoa Tosene

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When 150 Niuean men were shipped off to Auckland en route to the Western Front, they had no idea what lay ahead. This Great War Story features the granddaughter of one of them, and the historian who researched his journey. Falaoa Tosene was “volunteered” to the NZ Māori Pioneer Battalion as a labourer. Unfamiliar food, uniforms and boots for men who had never worn shoes were the first shocks. In France, they faced freezing temperatures and disease. Tosene was hospitalised with trench foot

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Video

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2017

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/great-war-stories-falaoa-tosene-2017

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world war i / niue / labourers / new zealand (māori) pioneer battalion / disease / sarah lawes / missionary / margaret pointer / maui pomare mp / native contingent committee / egypt / france / trench foot / london / falaoa tosene / historian / wwi / world war one

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