The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue

This is the little known story of The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue: 150 men plucked from their island paradise and sent 17,000 kms away to the cold frontlines of France during World War I. The Niuean soldiers never made it to the frontline, however. They instead died en route with the introduction of diseases they had never been exposed to. Watch the video version of the episode here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue is an episode from Untold Pacific History by RNZ.

This episode is 00:31:43 long.

This episode was published on Apr 9, 2024.

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