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Charlotte Le Gallais (‘Lottie’) was one of 10 nurses who served on the first voyage of the New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno, which went to the aid of the Anzac troops at Gallipoli. A lot is known about Lottie’s experiences on the Maheno from her diary and letters home.

Short films telling personal stories about New Zealanders affected by Gallipoli and the First World War.

Primary Title
  • Great War Stories
Episode Title
  • Lottie Le Gallais
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 12 February 2018
Original Broadcast Date
  • Sunday 19 April 2015
Duration
  • 03:56
Series
  • 2
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • Internet
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Programme Description
  • Short films telling personal stories about New Zealanders affected by Gallipoli and the First World War.
Episode Description
  • Charlotte Le Gallais (‘Lottie’) was one of 10 nurses who served on the first voyage of the New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno, which went to the aid of the Anzac troops at Gallipoli. A lot is known about Lottie’s experiences on the Maheno from her diary and letters home.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
  • Research and scripts: AC Productions. Images, historic video and further sources: Archives New Zealand and National Library of New Zealand. Originally broadcast as a segment of TV3 News (now Newshub), MediaWorks Television.
Subjects
  • World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, New Zealand
  • World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula
  • Soldiers' writings, New Zealand
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
  • Biography
  • History
  • War
Contributors
  • Hilary Barry (Narrator)
  • Anna Cottrell (Director)
  • Anna Cottrell (Producer)
  • AC Productions (Production Unit)
  • NZ On Air (Funder)
Subjects
  • World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, New Zealand
  • World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula
  • Soldiers' writings, New Zealand
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand
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