Great War Stories Victor Low
Among the men who served in the New Zealand Tunnelling Company during the First World War was Victor Low. A surveyor born and raised in Dunedin to Chinese parents, Victor enlisted for war service in 1917. He joined the Tunnellers on the Western Front several months after they had finished working on the tunnels and caverns under the town of Arras in preparation for an Allied offensive in April 1917. He worked with the Tunnellers to construct trenches and roads and carried out other engineering work such as bridge building. After the war Victor spent time at Sling Camp in England before returning to New Zealand. While at Sling, he helped construct the large Bulford Kiwi on the hillside overlooking the camp.
Short films telling personal stories about New Zealanders affected by Gallipoli and the First World War.
Primary Title
- Great War Stories
Episode Title
- Victor Low
Date Broadcast
- Monday 12 February 2018
Original Broadcast Date
- Monday 24 April 2017
Duration
- 04:17
Series
- 4
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
- Among the men who served in the New Zealand Tunnelling Company during the First World War was Victor Low. A surveyor born and raised in Dunedin to Chinese parents, Victor enlisted for war service in 1917. He joined the Tunnellers on the Western Front several months after they had finished working on the tunnels and caverns under the town of Arras in preparation for an Allied offensive in April 1917. He worked with the Tunnellers to construct trenches and roads and carried out other engineering work such as bridge building. After the war Victor spent time at Sling Camp in England before returning to New Zealand. While at Sling, he helped construct the large Bulford Kiwi on the hillside overlooking the camp.
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
- Mike McRoberts (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