Trying To Find Scottish Family WW1 Graves in France
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2024
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On the 11th of November 2018, which I remember vividly as being a bitterly cold day, I stood at the war memorial in the Scottish village my family lived in for generations as the names of the young men who gave their lives in the First World War were read out by the minister. Three of those young men listed were my family members and it was at the moment, that I decided that someday I would make the journey to France to see where they lived their last moments and where they were laid to rest.
This is part one of a series exploring the WW1 sites on the Western Front and I start my journey in Arras at the Arras war memorial. Over 100 years ago on the 9th of April, 1917 a huge army was assembled in the historic town of Arras in North East France, many of the soldiers were Scottish or Canadians with Scottish heritage. The proportion of Scottish soldiers involved was higher than in any other battle of World War 1.
Lasting approximately 5 weeks until May 16th, the Battle of Arras concluded in a stalemate, resulting in around 160,000 casualties for the British and 125,000 casualties for the Germans. An estimated 18,000 Scottish were killed during the Battle of Arras and it was during this battle of the Great War that two of my family members died. Join me as I try and find the war graves and memorials of my family members who died in France.
Thank you to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the German War Graves Commission for their assistance in the production of this film.
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00:00 - Battle of Arras
02:09 - Arras Memorial
09:09 - Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery
14:28 - MyHeritage
15:57 - Vimy Ridge
19:10 - Canadain Cemetery
22:16 - Notre Dame de Lorette
23:39 - Ring of Remembrance
28:13 - Neuville-St Vaast German War Cemetery
30:33 - Back at Vimy Ridge
35:14 - Point Du Jour Scottish Memorial
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Do you have any relatives who also fought or were lost in the First World War?
My maternal grandfather played football against the Germans on Christmas Day and survived the war but my wife lost her grandfather and his brother during the First World War and they were both Medics, non combatants. I’m in a generation before yours so I can remember many ex WWI servicemen including a survivor with a VC who lived a few doors away from my family.
My great-aunt served in the US Navy, in France, during WWI. She was a pharmacist mate.
My Grandfather fought in the U. S. Army in France in World War One. It was my Mother's father.
@UC0jfNe2a8S5%F0%9F%98%80eH9YV82leGlQ Thanks for sharing, I'd heard about the football game but it's nice to know someone has a connection to it
My great-grandfather on my Father's side died tragically three weeks before the Armistice in late October 1918. Like many he was killed by German artillery so your point about the bodies is a valid one
One of your finest videos. My uncle from Canada died in WW2 and was buried in Brookwood , UK. When our family visited, the tears never stopped flowing. Having emotions, whether sad or happy, makes us realize we are human. Perhaps more people should visit the graves of their lost loved ones. And put an end to the madness of war.
Thank you, I appreciate your comment about the video. It would be a good idea. I wish I’d visited here on a school trip.
Ruth, yoir a very kind woman, BBC 2 nezt Ruth!
Thanks for visiting the Canadian cemeteries. Lost two great uncles during WW1. Very humbling to see all these brave individuals. 🇨🇦✌
Do you know if your great uncles have graves or are they listed on the memorial?
A J Trebilcock, Nov 6, 1917. Buried in the new military cemetery in Vlamertinghe Belgium
J A Trebilcock, May 21, 1918. Buried in Le Bac du Sud.
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Hello Ruth, I want to thank you for this touching video. My great grandfather is buried at Villiers Station Cemetery at Villiers-au-Bois, about 17km from the Arras cemetery He was killed during the WW1 in 1917. It is wonderful to see how caring you are about relatives of your who died so long ago in that horrible war.
I saw so many cemeteries while driving around that area so it's nice to think that some of those graves might belong to your relative or relatives of others who watch this video.
A very moving video, thank you for going all the way to France to post this. Good to know that someone so young takes the time. Thank you. There is hope in the world with people like you around.
My mother in law and sister are going over to France to see her grandfather's war grave, my great great uncle lost his life in ww1 he was in Northumberland fusiliers 😢 beautiful moving vlog xxx
That was a Preety good Survival Rate in Britain in 1918 .Lass .
I have two family members buried in this cemetery. One was my great uncle's brother in law William Vandale who was a Metis soldier from Saskatoon. Buried 50 feet away is my distant cousin Lord Lawrence Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth. My great uncle Cecil Hoskins was a British orphan from Liverpool and a 7th cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Cecil's brothers Harold and Percy aka Pudsey served in the Canadian Forces in WW1. Their brother Charles served in the British Navy.
Harold served in the same Battalion as William Vandale (46th South Saskatchewan) at Vimy Ridge and was killed a month later at Arras while attempting to assist a wounded friend. Their brother Charles had a brother in law Francis aka Frank LeBreton who was killed at Vimy Ridge on April 9 1917. Frank's son Frank served with the British Artillery in WW2. Shortly after Ravenna Italy was liberated, Frank was shot down while flying an air reconnaisance flight. Charles, Cecil, Harold, Frank, and Percy had a first cousin who was killed at Passchendaele. They also had two second cousins who were killed in the Battle of Gallipoli. In all I have traced dozens of stories of close family who served in both WW1 and WW2. My mom's dad missed Vimy Ridge convalescing in the hospital but he served at the Somme and took part in the last Canadian Cavalry Charge at teh Battle of Moreuil Wood.
@ruthaisling Thank you so much for this video and teh one on the Somme. I am deeply moved seeing the resting places and memorials close to where my family fought. If you would like help finding more about your Canadian relatives who served please let me know and I will send you an email.
Powerful and deeply moving, Ruth. This stoic American (whose grandfather fought in and returned from WWI) unapologetically shed tears for these noble, irreplacable lives cut short. + May they and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. +
Thanks for watching Michael, it's so emotional. 😢
So well said. You managed to put into words my thoughts exactly. My grandfather also returned albeit with a shell wound on his hand that he only acknowledged whenever I asked him what the mark on the back of his hand was.
Amen @MichaelJRussell.
A very moving video, Ruth. Your care in remembering family members lost speaks to your character.
Thank you ❤️
Thank you for visiting our sites and cemeteries, delighted you were able to discover so much about your own family and about some of the casualties we commemorate.
Thank you for the incredible work you are doing.
Ruth, thank you for sharing this.
My grandfather served in WW1. He lost a leg and was burned by gas. He would never talk about it, except to say that he considered himself as one of the luckier ones that were able to return home.
Wow, one of the luckier ones. So sad 😢
Thank you Ruth and kudos to you for going to the memorial on the day. "Lest we forget." I'm named for an uncle who died in a trench from gas poisoning. Another was a belly gunner who was lost in the Channel in WWII. I'm glad my parents were able to visit his memorial in Romsey. Let's all hope there is never a third.
It's nice that the names were used again in the families. Some of my family members are also named after my 3 relatives who died.
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We have so much to thank those people for that fought in WW1 and WW2, it's only when you see the names on the memorial that you realise how many people paid the ultimate price for our freedom
Thankyou for this Ruth ❤
Thanks for watching Phil. Seeing all those cemeteries and names on the memorials is just so so sad.
@@ruthaisling let's hope that it never happens again
Very much.
While you were at the memorial, the strain and emotion in your voice and face was so evident.
Yes, it was very hard walking in there and seeing all those names. There are just so many names.
I agree- I have visited many war cemeteries in France and Belgium and it is very emotional. Very humbling. So sad.
It's a feeling that is very hard to convey in the video.... 😢
Hi Ruth, in the memorial where are all the names , if you look at the start of the column on the left hand side that are all the Arnold, if you count from the bottom up, on the 18th line is Arnold- William, George. I don’t know if you spotted? Is so sad seeing all this graves from all those young men and how their lives were wasted. You did a great job by visiting all the memorials and all the sadness that one must feel there. I thought that all the bad things that happened to you in France after visiting all the cemeteries, maybe has to do with the sadness you had in your spirit and brought to you all these accidents etc. much love to you and thank you for your videos. 😢❤😊
My grandfather, John Denning Wallace, from Paisley, Scotland, was WIA (GSW) in the village of Fampaux, just outside of Arras, on 15 July 1918, while serving with the CEF 1st Div, 3rd Bde, 3rd Bn. He survived the war, but died a few years later in Kearney, NJ, at 30 years’ old from what was known then as “trench exposure” while serving in the trenches outside Arras. My family lost another 3 Scottish family members - just teenagers KIA- while serving in the A&S and the RNVR in the Great War”, and are buried in British cemeteries in northern France. Their legacy had the effect on me to volunteer and serve in 3 wars during 20 years in the US Army. I hope to one day visit the battlefields and their grave sites.
Thanks for sharing about your family members. I hope you can visit someday. 🙏
It warms my heart that someone as young as you showing so much respect. Thank you.
Thank you 🙏 it was something I wanted to do for a long time.
I did this for my Great Aunt whose Son my Uncle died in WW2. I found the grave she had never seen placed flowers and both American/ Italian Flags and took pictures in 1984. Her son my Uncle died in 1944 at age 19 in the Battle of Metz. She died in 1988 at age 91. As far as I know I was the only family member to have visited it until my daughter repeated the process in 2015.
Oh wow, she must have appreciated seeing the photos so much. ❤
A beautiful, respectful, and so clearly heartfelt, tribute to those who gave everything. A great-uncle of mine fell at Martinpuich, late in "the Somme". He was never identified, but, thankfully, is commemorated at Thiepval. I know well the feeling of being a lone visitor in WWI cemeteries. Having visited also busier ones, I prefer the solitude, and space for reflection, afforded by the smaller, quieter, sites. On one occasion in the '90s, I fell into conversation with an older French CWGC gardener at work, and learnt that he was second-generation in the job, his Scottish soldier father having stayed on in (or even returned to) France - post-demobilisation in 1918 or 1919 - specifically to work with the Commission on tending the graves. That's dedication and commitment, of the highest order, to one's fallen comrades. Your videos are full of worthwhile background information, and a joy to watch. All the best, from an appreciative doonhamer.
Wow, that's interesting to hear the story about the gardener. Thank you for watching.
One of the most emotional things to occur in my job was a visit to the Commonwealth Graves Commission in Arras.
Helping them with their methods in restoring the headstones and to see two being machined and the engraving of the ages of the two young soldiers only 17 and 18.
Very sobering.
A visit to Thiepval and the Canadian memorial brings home the reality of it all.
It must have been really an emotional experience! Thanks for sharing your story!
My husband and I have done a similar trip, but we are old, it's so great to see a young woman like yourself, remembering these young soldiers, so: thank you,thank you thank you ❤
Thank you 🙏
This was a very moving journey to watch. My grandfather actually fought in the Great War. He was only 17 in basic training and barely 18 when sent into service. He was injured by shrapnel and mustard gas but survived to return and start a family. Sadly, he died before I was born. My father says he would never talk of his experience and could never bring himself to return to France and see the graves of his fallen friends. I can imagine it was an emotional experience to visit and research your own family members. I've visited a couple of times now myself, and it really brings home the vast scale of loss. It's very a very humbling and thought-provoking experience. Thanks for a very well considered and researched video Ruth.
Thank you David. Wow, your grandfather was so young too. I can imagine the memories must have been so painful to speak about 😢
Ruth,
You were sent to the Canadian war cemetery, because your an angel.
I had tears seeing the waves of names on the walls.
I'd like to think that
Thank you Ruth, for allowing us to accompany you on this journey.
War cemeteries are as you rightly allude too are somehow more poignant. Such bravery, hardship and sacrifice. So many futures lost, and more still who would live on with the scars of the war, physical and mental.
Such a senseless waste of life and lives fighting for reasons most of us have now forgotten, and at the order and behest of people long since gone.
How many of those young soldiers would have been friends if given the chance, if it were not for the ambitions of people and governments who would have never even known their faces? How many children were never born because thier future fathers never returned home? I have the deepest respect for those who did what they felt was their duty, but I despair at the ambitions that brought them to those places.
I hope one day humanity will finally learn, but sadly I doubt it.
Very well said, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Hello Ruth, as a regular visitor to the Great War battlefields I'd like to compliment you on your sensitive production and professional way that you treat the topic that is so dear to so many of us. I really like all your videos. Thank you so much for what you do.
Voyages en toute sécurité
Thank you so much, that means a lot.
Greetings from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil! I was very moved by watching your video of your search for your Scottish relatives killed during the First World War. It is very important to know our family tree and honor those who are gone, since it is because of them that we are here.
I have many books about World War I and World War II, I study both conflicts a lot. In fact, the Battles of the Somme and Arras were important and costly in terms of lives lost.
My great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers were also killed during the First World War, but in the interior of Turkey (then the Ottoman Empire). My ancestors were Armenians and were part of the genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks - most historians accept that 1.5 million Armenians were killed during the First World War. My paternal grandfather managed to escape to Syria and, after the war, took a ship to Italy and, from there, to Brazil, arriving in São Paulo in 1926. In 1929 he called his girlfriend who was in Syria (my grandmother) and, in 1930, my father was born in São Paulo.
My mother's parents (also Armenian genocide survivors) fled to Lebanon, got married in France (Lyon) and came to Brazil (São Paulo) in 1932. My mother was born in 1937.
My parents got married in 1956 and I was born in 1957. I am Brazilian, but the grandson of Armenians.
It's a shame I don't know where my great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers were buried - if they were buried. Our family doesn't have the records, not even pictures. As Armenians have always been Christians, at the time there were no birth certificates - newborns had their names recorded in family Bibles, and these books were burned by the Turks. It is not possible to understand why even today Humanity has not learned from the mistakes of the past, we still see wars and a lot of intolerance around the world.
Thank you for sharing your video, my wife and I really enjoyed watching them. Your work is very beautiful and of excellent quality. And let's move on!
Thank you for the kind comments 🙏
Thanks again for sharing this. 💖
This is a very touching video Ruth & beautifully done. My great grandfather's served in WWI & my grandfather's in WWII. All were fortunate to survive war & served in the Australian armed forces. I totally understand your feelings in visiting sites of battle & the cemeteries. You can feel the history & know you're standing on hallowed ground. It's a chance to pause & reflect. Thank you for your poignant video & for sharing some details of your family who perished in the war. ❤
Thank you for watching and your nice comments. I had really wanted to make this video for ages.
Very touching. Thank You.
Thank you for watching.
Thank you Dear so much for allowing us to experience these things we will probably never be able to. As far as the coincedence? goes you are a SCOT this should feel natural. Right now a thunder storm is blowing up so I gotta Go. Thank you so much and keep up the AWESOME WORK and stay HEALTHY.
Thanks for watching Jack!
Wow, Ruth, what a fascinating episode.
God bless you and your ancestors Ruth. TOTAL RESPECT. GOD BLESS THEM.
Thanks for watching this video!
Lovely moving video Ruth.
Thank you Paul ❤
I love your videos being historical in nature
Thank you for this video, Ruth
Thank you for watching. ❤
What a powerful and personal story Ruth! Your video is very touching and I appreciate you taking us with you. Thank you for sharing. 🏴🥀🙏
My two great uncles (who were from Scotland) on my mother's side served in The Great War as well. They survived and immigrated to America in 1923. It was interesting to hear their stories from those days.
Thank you very much for watching. ❤
A very moving video Ruth, thank you.
Thank you Declan
Grace and peace to you and your family.
Brilliant and very emotional video. Well done Ruth.
Thank you for watching Laurence
Thank you so much for covering Vimy Ridge.
Wonderful video Ruth very touching ❤
Thank you for watching. ❤
ルースさんの親族の亡くなった地を巡る旅に感銘を受けました。繰り返すまいと誓って慰霊したのに終わらない争いに暗澹たる気持ちになります。😺
平和のために祈ろう。
That was very interesting, thanks for sharing Ruth 👍
Thanks for watching James!
What a fascinating episode.
Thank you for watching
Thank you Ruth, a lovely moving video.
Thank you for watching
Very moving Ruth.
Thanks for watching. ❤
Thank you Ruth for reminding us never to forget.
Thanks for watching John
What a fantastic video. Thanks for sharing such an emotional story.
Thank you so much
Great video Ruth very informative thank for sharing.
Thanks for watching Declan
In tears over here Thank You for sharing I will expand MyHeritage pages. PhilW.🌹
Thanks. Very emotional 😢
Thanks for watching Jimmy, it's such an emotional experience going there in real life.
Really special episode!!❤️
Thank you 🙏
Absolutely beautiful… you are a gem Ruth ❤
That was lovely Ruth. A very touching tribute.
Thanks Aston, appreciate you watching the video
Well done on this video
Thank you. ❤
A deeply moving video Ruth - thank you
Thank you for watching. ❤️
Mahalo Ruth Very Touching
Thanks for watching Edwin!
The 9th division started off entirely Scottish and saw first action at Loos in 1915 but as time went on it got battalions from other regiments and by 1917 one of the brigades was South African so it makes sense there'd be a lot of South African brigades in a 9th division cemetery. It's pretty typical, divisions got mixed up a lot as time went on and tended to lose some of their original identity.
❤that Ruth, so well done! Brought a tear to my eye.
Thanks for watching David
Well done Ruth, brouth a tear to my eyes all throe lifes lost in ww2...
Excellent content keep up the amazing work
Thank you
Ruth it was a touching and extremely well done video. Thank you for sharing with all of us.
You are welcome, thanks for watching Jim
Congratulations Ruth on a wonderful video, clearly very emotional for you.
Thanks Phil
A very touching episode...
Thank you for watching
A really emotional video thanks for posting this ❤
Thank you for watching, it was a very emotional experience visiting there!
So respectful and beautiful Ruth
Thank you. ❤
Wot a remarkable vlog, glad u found the strength to share. Thx
Thanks for watching Steve
Lovely video, Ruth. Very touching tribute to your relatives - they were so young. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you for watching.
That was very touching.
Thanks for watching
A very powerful and moving tribute to your family members and countrymen. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Thanks for watching ❤
What a lovely journey for you to take… ❤️
Thanks for watching Ruth
Thank you Ruth for this touching video, heartbreaking to see all these names and graves , God bless ❤
Thanks for watching Robert. So many names, it's so sad. 😢
A wonderful vlog, so glad you made the visit and highlighted the bravery and sacrifice of your relatives and all soldiers in WW1 and since.
Thank you, appreciate your comment.
Interesting, emotional, happiness (finding your family members) excellent video Ruth, thank you.
Thank you Charles, you summed it up!
ルースさん、言葉になりません。
ルースさんがなぜフランスに渡ったのか、そして、英仏海峡トンネルがなぜ掘られたのか、何となく分かる動画でした。ルースさんみたいに親族を探している人は、まだまだ沢山いることでしょう。
そのための一つの案になれば良いと思いました。
日本にも、第二次世界大戦で亡くなられた方々を祀る施設があります。日本国内の旅中にご覧になられたかもしれませんが、胸を締め付けられる施設ばかりです。
この動画で、似た感情を抱きました。弔いの旅だったんですね。なるほどです。
ルースさんの動画では長い時間でしたので、何故だろうと思ってましたが、合点がいきました。気づきのある動画をありがとうございます。
ご視聴ありがとうございました。
沖縄の戦没者墓地も訪れましたが、とても悲しい場所でした。広島を訪れたときも涙が出ました。また日本に戻ったら、もっと多くの場所を訪れたいと思います。
Very moving! The size of some of these cemeteries and the amount of names is unbelievable. My great grandfather was killed in the Somme, around the same time my grandfather was born back in England, so they never got to meet. Look forward to the next one and you've inspired me to look more into my family history. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Dan, hopefully you'll find the next video about the Somme interesting. That's so sad they never got to meet. 😥
Excellent video,well done,it must have been very hard for you😢
Thank you for watching, it was a very emotional experience but I am glad I went
Ruth defo my family in Scotland and Argentina would appreciate it xx
Great Vid Ruth!
The older we get, the more we get interested in our familys history!
Thanks Gary, it’s very true!
Ruth, a compelling and respectful video. May they all rest in peace. God Bless.
Thank you for watching
I watched this before I went to work this morning, great work and hugely interesting, well done, fantastic detail.
Thanks
Val
Thank you Val, I appreciate your comment!
Thank you Ruth. Lovely video.
So many with no grave, they should not be forgot. Best wishes to you.
Thanks for watching John
A wonderful video Ruth, beautifully presented and written, with real sensitivity and great care. Thank you for keeping these brave people to whom we owe so much in our hearts.
Thank you Jonathan, that means a lot ❤️
One of your best video's so far!
Thank you, that means a lot!
Ruth, a very important visit you've just made. I can imagine how emotional it was for you.
I'm really glad I made the effort to finally visit.
Always very emotional when visiting these graves. Very well kept and regimented headstones.
Totally agree, the upkeep of the graves is incredible. I'll be sharing more about that in the next video.
Thank you so much for allowing us to see this video, Ruth. I feel privileged to have been able to follow you on your visit to these sad places Your loyalty to your family members who sacrificed their young lives is commendable and moving. We shall remember them.
Thank you, I appreciate you watching. ❤
Hello Ruth, A great and moving touching video. Thank you for making, you are a truly special lady X
Thanks Carlton
Well done Ruth....very captivating watch. Your level of research and investigation was impressive. Your composure and delvery super professional. Must have been tough.
Thanks Nick, it was a really tough experience to visit all these places but I'm really glad I did.
What a beautifully produced, poignant video! I have no relatives who fought in the Great War, but found the sharing of your family story to touch me deeply. Thank you!
Thank you very much for watching ❤️
Really beautiful that you visited your family members' memorials. So nice to see they are so well taken care of too. ❤
They upkeep of the cemeteries and memorials is amazing
Hello Ruth....Thank you for visiting and remembering your relatives, and all the soldiers that died in World War I. Truly enjoyed your video and for sharing your journey. Keep up the good work and look forward to your next video.
Thank you very much for watching
One of the most moving vlogs I have seen on you tube. I went to Estonia to trace some heritage and felt your emotions tracing yours...❤
Thank you so much. I'm glad you were able to trace your family heritage.
Very moving video Ruth. That must have been difficult for you. Very informative and enjoyable despite the subject matter.
Thanks for watching Jim, glad you found it enjoyable
Wow what a emotional trip. Very moving video. Thank you for bringing it with so much respect.. I'm from Belgium and i had visited the memorial and museem at Yper last year. This was also a very emotional trip for me.
Thank you for watching. I'll be visiting Ypres in a future video. Belgium is a very nice country.
That was so touching. We visit France almost every year and always make a point to visit one of the many war grave sites. It's sobering. Notre Dame de Lotette is particularly sobering. Thank you for sharing this Ruth.
Yes sobering is definitely the right word to describe it. Thank you for watching. ❤
Hello Ruth, thank you for sharing this video that begins in my home village.
It was very moving and emotional to watch. ❤
Thanks for watching Yvonne!
Ruth thank you for such an excellent item and so well presented. thank you on behalf of all service personnel Past and present.❤
Thank you
Such a nice remembrance of your family's past. I'm glad that you still have family members that know of your past, those who don't will one wish they did.
It's so important to try and learn all the information before it's gone forever. Much of this information such as the jobs these boys had and also what George said as he left Scotland was only known by my one older family member. I need to find out much more from him.
Wow! That was really poignant, Ruth. You got me right in the feels.
Thanks for watching and I’m glad the feeling of these places could be conveyed through the video
Very moving, Ruth. You've outdone yourself. I will watch this again on Remembrance Day. Thank you
Thank you Eric ❤️
You were very proud and brave to do that👏👏👏
Thanks Graham