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'Ranji' Wilson was an All Black between 1908 and 1914. The only New Zealander of West Indian heritage to have played for the All Blacks, he was dropped from the New Zealand Army team's 1919 tour of South Africa on racial grounds.

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

Primary Title
  • Great War Stories
Episode Title
  • Ranji Wilson
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 12 February 2018
Duration
  • 04:08
Series
  • 3
Episode
  • 6
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
  • 'Ranji' Wilson was an All Black between 1908 and 1914. The only New Zealander of West Indian heritage to have played for the All Blacks, he was dropped from the New Zealand Army team's 1919 tour of South Africa on racial grounds.
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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