Story: Asian conflicts

Kayforce training, Waiōuru, 1950

The 1950 National Film Unit newsreel K-force shows an early contingent of Kayforce carrying out artillery training at Waiōuru. Kayforce was the New Zealand army contribution to Korea. This battery is training on 25-pounder guns, standard weapons of the New Zealand artillery during the Second World War.

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Reference: K-Force. National Film Unit, 1950

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Ian McGibbon, 'Asian conflicts - Kayforce', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/34522/kayforce-training-waiouru-1950 (accessed 24 April 2024)

Story by Ian McGibbon, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Feb 2016