Series Classification: PG (Parental Guidance)
Streaming here from 6am, ANZAC DAY, APRIL 25, 2024
Thirteen former All Blacks died in WWI. All Blacks at War brings their stories to life through military historian Dr. Chris Pugsley, ONZM, and former All Black Andrew Mehrtens, MNZM.
Mehrts travels the Western Front, grave to grave. Along the way, he connects with others who also have connections to these men: be they schools in NZ, former All Blacks playing in France, or a town that was liberated by Kiwi soldiers in WWI and has never forgotten.
All Blacks at War was produced by Homegrown TV and will be released on Anzac Day 2024.
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Listen to the radio version after the Dawn Service on RNZ National, stream on www.rnz.co.nz/1914, or watch on TVNZ 1 at midday.
All Blacks Dane Coles (left) and Sam Cane (right) in Lyon, France Photo: Homegrown Pictures
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery in Longueval, France Photo: Homegrown Pictures
Andrew Mehrtens laying a wreath for the WWI All Blacks at the New Zealand Memorial at Messines, Anzac Day 2023 Photo: Homegrown Pictures
One of the many Commonwealth War Graves in France Photo: Homegrown Pictures
Andrew Mehrtens at James Baird's grave Photo: Homegrown Pictures
