The Ghosts of Yorkshire Trench
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
- Join historian Mat McLachlan as he explores the recently-uncovered Yorkshire Trench in the heart of the Ypres Salient.
Topics discussed:
- The French troops who faced the horror of the first gas attack in 1915.
- The complex British trench system that was uncovered in the middle of an industrial complex.
- The excavation of a 12m-deep dugout that revealed countless relics from the fighting.
- The importance of battlefield preservation, particularly for young people.
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A wonderful episode as always Mat, thanks mate!
Cheers Dave. 👍🏼
what a wonderful achievement - well done that man
Excellent reportage! 👌👌
Thank you!
So very sad my grandfather came back a broken man the gass terrible ❤❤❤❤❤to all those young who. Gave there lifes and there family's who lost so many loved ones
God bless the Commonwealth troops... Canadian family (New Brunswick 26th Battalion) and Scottish family (Royal Scots) served. Great uncle killed at Flanders. These videos are soooo important! Lest We Forget
Thank you!
Awesome job Matt, wish I were there, but you've made me feel like I am! Keep them coming - thanks, Jeff
Thanks Jeff. I appreciate the comments.
One of the Diggers has a pub/restaurant/museum, called Den Dreve in Zonnebeke. He is also the driving force behind the "Brothers in Arms" memorial.
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders fields.
You are never forgotten.