Great War Stories 2 - Hāmi Grace

In Wellington, Hāmi Grace was respected for his cricketing and rugby prowess. In Gallipoli, his sniper skills became legendary. This four minute short documentary uses Grace's diary entries to recount his experiences at Gallipoli with the Wellington Battalion. The former Wellington College pupil turned lieutenant wrote about the squalid conditions, graves "everywhere", and fighting the Turks. Grace was killed at Chunuk Bair in August 1915. Every year Wellington College holds a remembrance ceremony for Grace and the 29 other former pupils who died in Gallipoli. 

Quite a few of our chaps were mixed up among the enemy and all were given a decent burial. The stench was something awful.

– A diary entry by Lieutenant Hāmi Grace about burying Kiwi soldiers at Gallipoli

Key Cast & Crew

Hilary Barry

Presenter

Dave Armstrong

Writer

Anna Cottrell

Writer, Director, Producer

David Filer

Research

Neill Atkinson

Executive Producer

Keith Slater

Executive Producer