George Bollinger was a young man from Taranaki who enlisted very soon after the First World War was declared. He sailed with the main body of troops and served with distinction at Gallipoli. However, he was the son of German immigrants and rumours started to surface about his alleged German sympathies. Watch this story to hear about Gallipoli in George Bollinger’s own words and find out what happened to him as a result of the rumour-mongering.
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Source: Alexander Turnbull Library
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24 May 2012