Landships II

James H · Legend

TV Series - "Lost Heroes of World War One"

Gwyn Evans · Legend

I missed the first half but saw the second. No, it wasn't cerebral but there was alot of heart in it.

Gwyn

baldwin · Hero

Totally agree,very moving especially seeing the veterans.

Paulpxe155 · Private

Like many others with relatives that once served in WW1, I deeply regret not having spoken to my grandfather when he was alive about his experiences. He died when I was 17. Programs such as this allow me to greater understand what he and his brothers went through.

Paul Evans

James H · Legend

I was luckier, Paul. My grandad died when I was 10, so the same applies. I only found out a couple of years ago that he was a Regular before the War, reenlisted in the MGC, and was commended for gallantry in 1917. I've got his Pay Book.

But my great-uncle told me the lot. He was a PoW from March 1918, captured, coincidentally, behind Manchester Hill. If you're interested, his story is here.

What interests me about this series is: where did all the interviews with veterans come from? Since they're all dead now, the interviews must have been done years ago, by someone else. There was a flurry of such programmes in 1998, for obvious reasons. Channel 5 had only been in existence for a year, and was a very different animal from what it is now. There was a BBC doco at the time - can't remember what it was called.

I also note that, according to C5, the Western Front ran "to the Swiss Alps."

baldwin · Hero

James

I read the review for the programme and in it stated that the it has taken 20years research.So I take it that's when they interviewed the vetrans.

I to didn't speak to my Grandfather about the Great War,but have found out he was in the RHA,served on the Somme and then in the Middle East where he caught malaria.My Mother told me he suffered with this for many years after the War