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Our Oldest Soldier

Television (Full Length) – 2002

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Lawrence 'Curly' Blyth volunteered for World War 1 despite being under age. In 1916 his rifle brigade was sent to the Western Front, where he fought for 23 days amongst the mud of the Somme. In the final weeks of WW1 Blyth helped liberate the strategic French town of Le Quesnoy from German forces, later winning a French Legion of Honour for his efforts. In this documentary his grandson, director David Blyth, uses interviews and stock footage to chronicle the times at war of his bossy yet personable grandad, who died in 2001, aged 105.

Key Cast & Crew

John Keir

Producer

Emma Patterson

Editor

John Prinsloo

Post-Production Sound

Stephen Latty

Camera Operator

Jed Town

Composer

David Blyth

Director, Writer

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Produced by

Ponsonby Productions

Source

Ponsonby Productions

Acknowledgements

Made with funding from NZ On Air

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