The Story of Britain's Unknown Warrior - A Historian Reacts
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the respect given to this man is ultimate. no one, not even royalty is allowed to step foot upon this person's tomb. iirc the black slab is belgian granite, and the inlaid brass inscription is from cartridges fired during the great war.
Dover to Calais is 22 miles and yes on most days the other side is visible, the Sword placed on the coffin (briefly visible early in the vlog) was a genuine 13th Century Crusader Sword donated by the King and was interered with the body.
It was originally going to be called the "Unknown Soldier" but it was changed to "Warrior" as it included the Navy and the RAF (which was created just before then end of the war)
We actually have two days the first is armistice day which is on the 11th November and then remembrance Sunday which is the second Sunday of November
In New Zealand and Australia we celebrate Anzac day rather than Armistice Day, although the latter does receive some acknowledgement the anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove is when we hold our Dawn Parade and other commemorations and around which the local Returned and Services Associations (RSAs) and Returned Services Leagues (RSLs) focus their Poppy Day collections and other events. At the dawn parades (to recall the dawn landings of the Anzac troops) both the New Zealand and Australian flags are flown together, side by side.
In NZ the term Anzac is barred by law from being used for any commercial purpose other than fund raising for Veterans' welfare and today's soldier does not refer to themself as an Anzac, that title is only for those who earned it many years ago.
HMS Verdun's ships bell is also Westminster Abbey, recovered before she was scrapped after WWII.
I can remember a time when the whole UK came to a standstill at 11:00 on the 11th November for two full minutes, whichever day of the week it fell. Trains even stopped with signals being turned red to enforce it, and drivers all pulled over, or even just stopped in the roadway.
Sadly and disgracefully, not followed anymore except by a very few.
Later, when I was bit older, two schools I attended had cadet units attached - the first was of the Air Training Corps and the latter one was of the Army Cadet Force. At both, we wore uniform all that week and took shifts mounting watch at the local village memorial - almost every village or town in the UK has such a memorial, in fact, I don't know of a single one without.
The stacking of the drums was used near the front for chaplains to form a makeshift altar for communion - on Sundays and often before a major action.
I seem to recall that considerable efforts went into ensuring that each of the four coffins from which the final selection was made was the subject of careful randomisation before they were even brought together, to be completely certain that nobody, consciously or subconsciously, could possibly influence the selection. It has actually been made illegal to attempt to identify the Unknown Warrior.
It’s been quite a while since the people of the U.K. had such a sense of community and care for people other than themselves
@@benmcgill2018 same in America unfortunately my friends. I’m a United States Marine (No longer Active) and taps was played every night at 10 AM and the base always stopped like how the previous gentleman presented. You step off the base and you instantly forget why you’re even serving anymore. Very sad stuff
@@UpTheChels10 that’s sad to hear, something’s been lost from the west
It’s not lost we should be grateful there sacrifices mean we haven’t had to feel that way it may not seem so but I have no doubt if ever it was needed the younger generation would answer the same call
As a teenager in the ATC I took part in numerous remembrance parades in my local town over the years I was cadet in the 90s. It was a huge event with the public lining the route. I expect they likely continue to do the same decades later, though I long ago moved away.
They opened a quarry on Portland, Dorset; just for the cutting of the cenotaph stone. Then closed it again. No other stone will come from it.
22:39 blew me away. The *king* gave a salute. That's hugely symbolic.
That was kind of the point. No one knew the identity and so as such to make it honour every fallen soldier it could not be seen as anyone but God being higher than the unknown warrior, hence Kings saluting, this was I believe the Queen mother's idea as she was very keen on the idea as were king George v and her husband. The grave is the only one in Westminster Abbey too that no one is allowed to walk over, not even Kings get that honour.
@@bionicgeekgrrl yeah I get that it was the point, hence my socks being blown off. I'm not sure on there being a level between god and the king, as the king is the head of the church - almost analogous to the pope in the Catholic church - so I'll have to take a look at that. Cheers.
@@AsteroidM749A it was mentioned in another video that the unknown warrior should be seen as above Kings and Queens because they are in the hands of God was the thought. It was also the only time it has happened and probably it will always be the only time. It is like most British and military ceremonial traditions very highly symbolic.
@@bionicgeekgrrl ah that's really interesting, I didn't know. Thanks man.
Even at the queens funeral procession the now king saluted the cenotaph which serves a similar purpose, as did all the senior military.. these traditions and signs of respect are still done
I'm not crying, it's just sometimes when I'm sad, WATER COMES OUT OF MY EYES
13:30 "Six battleships..." This is the first reaction that has made note of this off hand comment. To have six battleships--the mightiest fighting vessels afloat--simply from one of the Royal Navy's fleets bear testament not only the importance of the short crossing but also the pre-eminent strength for the Royal Navy, still, at that time, the largest naval force in the world.
The Cavell Van used for the repatriation of the bodies of Edith Cavell, Charles Fryatt and The Unknown Warrior in 1920 was identified after it was taken out of normal service. It is now preserved on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. Usually at displayed at Bodiam Station.
A fantastic way to begin the day. Watching your videos and enjoying breakfast. Thank you for everything that you do, brother 🙏
My nannies only sibling a brother was classed as missing in action age 21. the unknown warrior became a very important symbol to her n later on her children n grandchildren . I remember distinctly her telling us her own mother telling her "he is our family now because hopefully somewhere there is someone giving our boy the same care, love n respect n family we share with him". every xmas n special occasion he has a honorary mention even now 30yrs after my beloved nannies passing.
Can't help but leak like a sieve during these moments.
When they mentioned the choir being selected from wives and mothers to sing as the unknown warrior is laid to rest among kings, it made me think of the first stanza of 'For the Fallen' (The poem that gives us the ode; "They shall grown not old"), which speaks of England as a mother and aptly says;
"Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, fallen in the cause of the free."
A piece of everyone, in one form or another, are buried in these tombs.
Edit: Oh, and if you do end up in the UK or France in April you may have an incidental opportunity to see an ANZAC ceremony. While obviously not Australia, New Zealand, or Turkey, both the UK and France observe ANZAC day with ceremonies at certain memorial sites.
In Egypt, near the temple of Hatshepsut, there is a walled up cave dating back to the reunification of Ancient Egypt under Mentuhotep II. The Pharaoh fought a civil war to reunify his country and after his victory had his dead soldiers, and the dead of his enemy, mummified and buried together in the cave. The cave is called the "Tomb of the warriors", and is considered the first "tomb of the unknown soldier" dating to around 2025BC. The 65 warriors buried in the cave were the ones that no one came to claim.
I just that you would find that interesting.
Thank you for this information.
So interesting! 😲
Well, mass burials were commonplace after battles from antiquity until WW2 at least, so I'm not sure if a mass grave or tomb quite qualifies, being a cave of no particular significance.
Now, if it had been among the Pharaohs and with similarly great ceremony - yes.
@@phillee2814 People look at it as important as this is the first time nameless average people in Egypt were given full mummification ceremonies on order of Pharaoh himself. The fact Hatshepsut chose to build her grand temple underneath this tomb without disturbing it also points to it's importance to ancient Egyptians.
The Egyptian Civil war under Mentuhotep lingered in Egyptian minds and in their artwork much like the American civil war lingers in the mind of Americans.
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Thank you for this video. I'm very proud to be an American who has citizenship for both the United States and the United Kingdom - my father an immigrant and my mother whose origins lie with the Quakers emigrating here all the way back in the 1640's. The interconnectedness of history is incredible yet unbelievably tangible.
Thank you for doing this reaction. I knew of The Unknown Warrior but I was unaware of the background to the tomb. Such a moving and powerful video, it brought a 43 year old man to tears.
I don't think anyone else has mentioned this. The event the music and commentary is from is the Festival of Remembrance, it takes place every year in November close to armistice day and is held at the Royal Albert Hall.
Abide with me is a hugely symbolic hymn in the UK, even as a non believer you can't help but be moved by it.
I believe that the gun carriage used is the same one as used for Queen Elizabeth II last year and is one of the few surviving gun carriage used in ww1 still kept in use today for ceremonial use.
I regularly pass the Cenotaph and it always reminds me of the incredible sacrifice that those incredible men and women made in service of the British Empire and our way of life.
The ‘people’ and I use that term loosely that deface these monuments are utterly contemptible.
🇬🇧 This really makes me proud to be British. Even if your not British. Be proud of your origins. Be proud. Its a very beautiful video and epitomises the unbreakable bond between our two great nations. I just hope for good I the future a vision of what humankind can achieve when working together rather than against one another. More so in the current climate this small island will stand steadfast against for what's good.
Never forget.
Being a train driver, I used to regularly take trains in and out of Platform 8 at Victoria and always stopped and paused at the sign stating that the unknown warrior rested there overnight.
My maternal great great grandfather Richard Samuel Baker was a WW1 veteran, he served on the Western Front. He was born in 1887. He become a ARP Warden at the start of WW2. He was killed during a German bombing raid on the 9th December 1940 in London. I’m hoping to go up to London this Remembrance Day to remember his service.
Grateful for your great great grandfather's service. The world owes everything to men like him.
My Grandad was in the Bicycle Corp taking messages from post to post then when the tanks came onto the scene he was transferred to the tanks. He joined in 1914 because you know the war was going to be over by Christmas wasn't it but he served till 1918. When he came back home my mom said he was never the same again. What a brilliant film, so moving.
The British Unknown Soldier was laid to rest amongst monarchs. This signifies the immense respect and honor bestowed upon this soldier who remains unidentified. It is a symbol of the sacrifice that countless soldiers have made for their country, and the gratitude that is owed to them for their selflessness. The decision to bury the Unknown Soldier with kings demonstrates the recognition of the magnitude of the loss that war brings, as well as the importance of acknowledging and honoring those who have given their lives in service. The Unknown Soldier's resting place serves as a reminder of the bravery and valor that are integral to the British identity, and the need for continued reverence for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. This act of commemoration and respect is a testament to the deep sense of patriotism and gratitude that is felt by the British people, and serves as a powerful symbol of the nation's unity and resilience in the face of adversity.
I love wearing the poppy each year it is a sign of our remembrance and respect to those who died fighting for us but I do find it sad That not many other countries adopt the same symbol it is definitely something that should be spread around the world
It's a stirring sight, even after all this time it brings tears to your eyes.
Every year on 11/11 our music teacher would play the last post in the main corridor of our small school, such an eerie sound to start 2 long minutes of complete silence, ending the usual hum of energy you get in any given school in order to remember lost relatives, sometimes we'd visit the local memorial to see those lost from our town in the great war.
Nice of you to do this a few days before Rememberance/Veterans Day.
carrage 132 is historic for more than the un named soldier,
A restored railway carriage used in the repatriation of three World War One heroes is taking centre stage during a centenary commemoration.
The Cavell Van carried the bodies of Norfolk nurse Edith Cavell and merchant seaman Capt Charles Fryatt from Dover to London after the war in 1919.
It also conveyed the remains of the Unknown Warrior - now interred in Westminster Abbey - in 1920.
you may want to lookup the other two.
Hey THG love the vids, I will watch them for as long as you make them!
I don't think I can avoid a longer comment here. Too much running through my mind.
I think I cried all the way through this, but when the choir started singing "Abide with Me" I really lost it. I love hymns, and the combination of lyrics and music of that one is particularly haunting. It was so perfect for that occasion.
All the way through, the words "They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old" kept running through my head. The fact that those whose names are lost to history will outlive us all is remarkable and wonderful.
When you made the observation that the burial at Westminister is just as deserved as it is for a monarch, I couldn't help but think that it's more deserved. If not for men like that, those monarchs wouldn't have a nation to preside over. If not for men like that, any nation that knows any level of freedom would only know bondage. Were I to ever get to visit that location, that's the one tomb I'd want to see above any other.
Great selection today. Very moving. Very appropriate.
Fantastic comment :)
Thanks for sharing this video and commentary. To the Royal Marine Band well done and thank you! I learned a part of history that I was unaware of.
Boy... This really gives me goosebumps..
My family and ancestors have served in the Black Watch for generations, we know as far back as the Napoleonic Wars when they were the 42nd Regiment of Foot. My Great Grandfather served in the Black Watch in both WW1 and WW2 and was present during both Kaiserschlacht and Dunkirk among others. I am ever saddened that I never got to meet him.
I wish I had you as a history teacher. You remind me of my 10th & 11th grade teacher Mr. Hogan. I really miss him, and I should catch up with him.
He was my hospital homeschool teacher.. and he gifted me many things even when he didn't have to.
He was almost like family, and teachers that make anyone wanna learn are absolutely amazing.
By teacher I mean those who teach others things, not solely the occupation.
You are a teacher.
I'd really like to meet you one day and talk about history!
Maybe I'll finally start making history videos and you'll react to them :)
Much love.
The last post was first written was just part of bugle music used by the British Army from the 1700s .It was Buglar Arther Lane captured at Singapore in 1942 he spent his time in POW camps and working on the deadly Burma railway he still had his bugle .The Japanese wanted to cut off India hence the railway .He took on the duty of sounding the last post as his duty included lighting the crematoria and checking they had burned through He lived a long life and he never played the last post ever again .The music he played alone those terrible years .The sound of the lone bugle player will all ways fill the heart .
Absolutely rivetting, thankyou so much for showing this
I'm british, and I didn't know a lot of this. I never saw this whenever it happened. Thank you.
You would probably not have been alive when it took place given that it was in 1920.
I was referring to the video he's reacting to
@@izzyhawkins3631 ah!
You were right that is Albert, the future George VI next to his brother. Even though he was a naval officer, You will probably find he is in the uniform of one of the regiments he was a colonel in chief of as it was an Army funeral
In Canada we have Remembrance Day on November 11 and also wear poppies starting on the last Friday of October.
The poem “In Flanders Fields” was written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian officer. His poem is the inspiration behind the poppy being used as a symbol of remembrance.
It's pretty much a commonwealth tradition at this point
The shortest distance across the English Channel between Dover and Calais is just under 21 miles. Yes, as you say, on a clear day you can see France from England (or see England if you're in France). Captain Matthew Webb was the first recorded person to swim it in 1875. Because of the strong currents he had to take a zigzag course of almost 40 miles, and by the time he'd reached the French coast he'd been swimming for around 21 hours and 40 minutes!
Already over 1.5k viewers, 55 comments, and the video just came out. I call it the top yt channel. Great job my friend, great job.
Really enjoyed your reaction to the video learnt a lot from it, also was a emotional video altogether with how you treat the subject very well done
The rail route from Dover to Liverpool Street London is poignant because it would of been the route taken by him and thousands of others on there way to the western front
London Victoria rather than London Liverpool Street. London Waterloo being the other significant station. Victoria and Waterloo were two of the busiest stations in the country (and still are) and there were direct routes from both to Dover and Southampton, both significant ports and amongst the primary routes to Europe for troops.
"Nobody does ceremony like the British" im inclined to agree!
Thank you for sharing this video ❤️😭
i don't know how you do it in the US but when i was in secondary school on the Friday before remembrance Sunday which is on the 11th, we would do a one minutes silence with either a french horn or a bugle being played(im sorry i dont really know instruments.)The one minutes silence would always be at 11:11 to pay respect.
Unfortunately we don't do anything like that here. I wish we did.
We do the same thing here in Australia for ANZAC day
@@VloggingThroughHistory i will also say that we do tradition the best(sorry) and that our music such as Jerusalem and I vow to thee really makes you feel something for your country and also complements the themes of remembrance.
@@VloggingThroughHistory We do something like that here in Dallas, TX. At 11:11 on November 11, I see cars pull over, and if I am at work we all stop what we are doing for a minute of silence. Not sure if its just a local thing, but if I remember on the 11th will record it and put it up on my channel.
You should check out Unknown 5's "5 kings who fought and fell on the frontlines" everything on their channel is incredible but thats probably one of my favourites, I know they're longer videos though so even if you didn't react to them I'd still highly suggest you check them out in your free time as they truly are incredible videos.
The last post was first used in 1790s by the British Army. Also its 22 miles between Dover and Calais
My Great-Great Uncle was killed on the 1st July 1916 on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme and is buried in an unknown grave. He was part of the 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, better known as the "Accrington Pals". Two of my Great-Great Grandfathers where in the same Battalion and wounded in the same action.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers are really unique. I thank you for the link last time I read it. Respect the fallen domestic and foreign countries. *right arm solider salute*
As someone who was in the old guard in Arlington cemetery when you go you can go on base and ask for the tour of the caisson unit which carries the Service members to their final resting place
A note on The Last Post. It was originally the bugle call used to mark the end of the day for the British Army, and played considerably faster that what you hear today. Obviously it's meaning has changed over time. RIP soldier.
Very much a reflection of Victorian society where death was treated with great reverance. By contrast, the dead at Waterloo were just shovelled into mass graves the location of today are still more or less unknown
I've been a subscriber for almost a year now and I think this reaction epitomises this channel. Can't wait for you to visit the UK!
I have been to our Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for a field trip in 6th grade but i love seeing the difference in our two nation's but also our similarities
There are many tombs and memorials in Westminster Abbey. If you visit you can step on most of them. The only one that no-one (not even our much missed late Queen) stepped on, was the tomb of the unknown warrior.
This ceremony was in the COVID year, that is why the Albert Hall has no audience, & the soldiers are spaced out. The grave contains soil from the 4 battlefields, & the inscription was made from brass of melted down ammunition, on a black marble stone from Belgium. Attached to the oak coffin was a Crusader sword given by the King, & fastened by an inscribed shield.
This Unknown Warrior represent every soldier who gave everything, including their name, in service of their country.
Sailor and airman as they too were in the trenches of WW1
You never mentioned that the King had a Medieval sword from his private collection fixed on top of the coffin.
The train carriage used also carried the bodies of the nurse Edith Cavel, who was executed by the Germans in WW1 for helping allied soldiers escape capture, and Merchant Navy Captain Charles Algernon Fryatt who was executed by the Germans for trying to ram a u-boat.
Nurse Edith Cavel was not "Executed" by the shitty Germans ~ she was Murdered.
10:40
As a Marine we were taught at least two kinds of "Salute while under arms", the Rifle Salute (which is what is shown in the picture) which is used when we are on guard with an M16 or ceremony with the M14, and the sword salute which is another ceremony only salute. Personally I've heard about other salutes while under different kinds of arms (mostly pistol from senior staff NCOs who used them) but I never had to learn them.
Appreciate that insight. Thanks for sharing!
So emotional .🇬🇧
These brave human beings fought and died for their country and may never have a proper ceremony to their names, but atleast we can show that despite never knowing who they were exactly, each and every single one of their sacrifices will never be forgotten. One for all and all for one, the Tomb of the unknown warrior is the symbol of their memory and may remain standing til' the end of times.
I think it’s nearly impossible to convey how important this still is to Europe. For example, during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics in London, there came a moment in an interpretation of British history where everyone just stopped, removed their hats and paused to show respect for the loss in World War I. That was in the script. What was not and completely unprompted was thousands of people in the stands stood as one and bowed their heads.
If interested, look up the 2012 Olympics for a section called Pandemonium. It’s there and might interest.
Wars come and go but the suffering remains for life
Yes, that was. George VI , the current Queen father. She look like him.
The names on the drums depict battle honours won by that regiment
10:20 The salute with the left hand while under arms (weapons, not the body part) was used in the US Army as the salute rendered to "Company Grade" officers, which refers to all Lieutenants and Captains. I have heard it called "Sergeant's salute" but cannot confirm if that is an official term. Majors to all Generals, plus the President and the American Flag, are all saluted with the "Present Arms" rendering, which is bringing the rifle to the front, grabbing the barrel with the left hand, right hand holding the firearm at the lock, and holding it trigger side facing outward. Apparently, in the French Army it may have had a different use.
I don't know if the current US Army still uses this "Sergeants' Salute" or not; some current or recent soldier who did guard duty would have to comment.
17:37 Notice the guards at the position Rest on Arms, where the barrel is on the soldiers boot and holding the stock of the rifle, head down in an attitude of prayer.
The regimental drums carry the battle honours that the writing you are seeing and this is a drumhead service they stack the drums and then lay the colours over the drums, this was how the army built an alter when on operations.
Check out the Dig Hill 80 project in Belgium. It's a fascinating look at what's still being found from WWI throughout the area even now.
Great video. Very knowledgeable. Thanks from a proud Brit.
I do appreciate the respect you give in your videos, and thank you for your sensitive coverage of the British & Commwealth battlefields.
Errors in reportage do sometimes creep in, and in this video you have made two (understandably) such errors.
The first refers to your comments on Armistice Day/Remembrance Day. With the passage of time, memories fade and terminology gets a little lost, with the result that our generation uses generic terms that have crept in.
So... we do not have a Remembrance Day.. although that is the term generally used. What we have is Armistice Day - and you are correct with that. This is always held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, here in the UK and throughout the Commonwealth. However - usually on the following Sunday - we have Remembrance Sunday, which is the religious aspect of our Remembrance Commemorations. Throughout the UK, virtually every city, town and village will hold its own parade and church service comprising military veterans and various youth and voluntary organisations, dignitaries &etc. But there is no Remembrance Day as such. Cenotaphs are mainly only in the cities, while most towns and villages have a War Memorial of some kind - and there are many thousands of these throughout the UK, most of them having the names of local people who died in either or both World Wars and some including other conflicts.
You mentioned that the drums carried the names of soldiers of the regiment who died. In fact regimental drums carry that regiment's Colous & Battle Honours, not the names of soldiers died. If they did the latter, the Colours would have to be replaced on a fairly regular and ad hoc basis - a highy expensive undertaking. The sacrifices of any regiment are already enshrined in the Colours!
Thank you again for your appreciation of our military services.
As a footnote, it's also worth mentioning that the Unknown Warrior's entombment in Westminster Abbey is the ONLY grave in the Abbey where it is forbidden to walk on! There are hundreds of memorials and entombments to see there and walk on, including the most illustrous and elite of our nations, but the UW is the only one to command that level of respect.
not sure if its the official term, but one of the terms i have heard used for the left hand across the chest salute when carrying in the right is a 'Guidon Salute'
Ours is known as the warrior instead of soldier as the battlefields chosen also contained thousands of RAF and Naval Division casualties so it only had the effect of not being identified but noone will know from which Service also. A nice touch
I am big time fan of your content and you have made me a fan of history all over again. As a finn I would love you to react on something about winter war. Regardless keep it up!
Stock salute = Left hand horizonally across the body, hand flat fingers extended, the French version (shown in that picture) side of hand on rifle stock, the British version is hand vertically inclined palm on stock. It's old now (like me), and I'm not sure it didn't go out of rifle drill with the advent of bullpup design rifles. Although I'm sure if I hunted around videos (if it's still in use) I could find it on a changing of the guard video somewhere.
Wow that was a powerful video.
I worked for Vauxhall motors and at 11am on the 11th November they stopped all the conveyors and working for 2 minutes silence.
While you are going through your Europe tour you should make sure to take a drive down the Highway of Hell. It is impressive and honorable just how much effort the Dutch put into remembering the fallen.
Silver drums and bugles were presented by battalions, towns and individuals in memory of men who gave their lives serving their Sovereign, Country and Regiment. Many pieces of silver were presented to record an individual act of gallantry or an action in which elements of the regiment took part.
Just a small, but very relevant, correction. The wording that you can see on the Royal Marine drums are Battle Honours from their foundation in 1664 to the present day
I don’t cry much, but this did me in…
Also bear in mind that the vast majority of the troops lining the route would have been WWI veterans.
Fair play sir, ive watched this story by a few americans, and i can say,, your the only one to know that that the unknown soldier recieved the congressional medal of honour from your goverment, and the unknown worrier also recieved the victoria cross from england as a mark of respect.
Foche was both the French commander and the commander of the allied armies on the Western front I think
Ww1 losses were terrific. A whole generation suffered, and hurt it seems until the last veteran died
Odd question for this video, but do you think that Chattanooga Battlefield is worth visiting in December, I'll be driving right through. Love the videos, keep it up!
Absolutely. The weather should still be ok in that part of the country in December. Heck, I'm visiting WW1 battlefields in France in January so no time is a bad time!
The salute across the chest, when the soldier is under arms, is called the “rifle salute”.
To really grasp the impact of the Great War on Britain, perhaps the best way is to consider the "Thankful Villages". These are villages that _didn't_ lose any men in the war, that all the men who went to war returned. Out of the roughly forty-five _thousand_ villages in Britain, there are only about fifty of them. You see the Cenotaph in Whitehall in the old film, that's the national one but basically every town in the country has its own similar memorial which is the focus of local ceremonies on Remembrance Sunday.
I'm not sure if even the US Civil War had quite the same impact on America as the Great War had on Britain, when you consider that large parts of the US were only settled _after_ the war was over; if you live in the east then of course it's a major part of your history, but how many Civil War memorials are there out west? Britain on the other hand was fully populated _long_ before the 20th century.
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Fun fact the king saluted the grave it is the only time in all our history the monarch has done this also the horses that brought the grave from the boat to the Abby had all served in the war pulling guns. Never forgot and always remember when you banter with other nations our forebears fought and died together less we forget
The last post without all the other band is so damn powerful, it gets me every time. Churchills funeral is also another ceremony that breaks me down everytime
An interesting French film that I would recommend is La Vie et Rien D’autre. It is primarily about the selection of the French Unknown Soldier but also covers the plight of the widows who were denied pensions because their husband’s were recorded only as missing.
Damn you’re coming to England in April???? My birthday is April haha, I’ve been to Victoria station so many times, it’s sadly not as cool as you’d think since a lot of it is just people rushing and commuting, but maybe that’s just me as someone from England being desensitised to it because I’ve seen it so many times
In 3 days time it's remembrance day which takes place on the 11th of November at 11 am in the UK everyone stands still and doesn't speak or move for a full minute in remembrance of the dead
I believe the names on the drum are a list of the battle honours of the Royal Marines.
I think I brought this up before but would you ever consider doing a long react video to the documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old”?
It’s an amazing documentary about British soldiers in ww1 told with restored audio and video files from interviews with them long ago. It’s such a powerful work and would love to see your thoughts on it.
Videos like these are really somber moments an do make your eyes get watery.