Great War Stories The Harper Brothers
An extraordinary account of two brothers, Gordon and Robin Harper, who fought side by side at Gallipoli and then in the Sinai campaign as machine gunners with the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Members of a prominent Canterbury family, they were the youngest of seven sons of George and Agnes Harper. Four of their sons left to fight in the First World War; only two returned.
Short films telling personal stories about New Zealanders affected by Gallipoli and the First World War.
Primary Title
- Great War Stories
Episode Title
- The Harper Brothers
Date Broadcast
- Monday 12 February 2018
Original Broadcast Date
- Monday 20 April 2015
Duration
- 04:20
Series
- 2
Episode
- 3
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
- An extraordinary account of two brothers, Gordon and Robin Harper, who fought side by side at Gallipoli and then in the Sinai campaign as machine gunners with the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Members of a prominent Canterbury family, they were the youngest of seven sons of George and Agnes Harper. Four of their sons left to fight in the First World War; only two returned.
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