Terribly sad story, you had to feel for a dad who lost his only son. I simply can’t imagine Kiplin’s grief.

Cheers Rob, great video .

My Great Grandfather is remembered on the memorial. He was with the 10th Yorks & Lancs and was likely one of the first casualties from Kitchener's volunteer army.

Fascinating stuff! Saw you featured briefly in a recent History Underground video and decided to check out your channel. I'll definitely be watching more of your videos. 😊

The hole where penkala n muck was hit is off to the right side of woods. There’s a memorial there.

U forgot to mentioned that part of the woods is fenced in🤦🏻‍♂️been 3 times before the fence was put up. Then went for the 4th time which didn’t even know they had fenced it. Lucky I didn’t have to pay. Cuz gate wasn’t locked.

The France left men in the ground who had paid in blood to liberate France That says something about them maybe

Hello I’m a french man born in 45 and living now just beside Sword beach. I often meet british tourists visiting the site and I never Forget to say « welcome to the brits » each Time I see them around. I do not Forget some lost their lives to liberate my country. Thank you for 1944 and thank you for this very recent vidéo ❤

Amazing video, really good summary and connection to the geography of the battlefield. Looking forward to next upcoming videos. Drone footage would be awsome. Keep up the good work 👍

As always Rob..👍👍

Enjoying this WW1 content. Thanks Rob

I would want to forget about it too if I lost 10,000 men in 5 mins and gained nothing.

Great choice of photos. You don't mention it - but are you able to ship to the U.S.?

My Great Uncle who was a corporal in 1st/5th Lincolns , fell on 13th October 1915 , during the attack on the Hohenzollern redoubt. He was buried behind the British front line until his body was found in 1927. He was then re buried in Caberet Rouge British cemetery . Lest We Forget.

Love your videos and channel, all video's are clearly well researched and articulated perfectly, visited western front including loos for first time in march and found this cemetery and surrounding area particularly beautiful, great viewing area and love the way can get lovely photos of the cross of sacrifice between the two mounds in the distant at the right angle, recently realised my family member would of been fighting around there at hohenzollern redoubt with the 1st/4th Leicesters look forward to your future videos on this 👍

I have never been to the 1915 area so these videos will have a particular interest for me.

Great uncle commemorated at Dud Alley Cemetery, I visited from Canada in May 2024, then stood in the field where he died. RIP Harry Coulson, 7 Battalion Sherwood Foresters, died October 13, 1915. Age 17. My grandmother mourned her younger brother the rest of her life, saving his last letter to her in her purse for 50 years until my uncle discovered it after she died. Lest we forget

Clear and crisp narration. Look forward to the next few.

Just read 'Loos 1915' by Nick Lloyd whilst on holiday so I'll really look forward to this series. Its well worth a read by the way.

Rob, great to watch you visiting Loos. Yes indeed it was the first major battle on the Western Front that involved battalions of Kitchener's volunteer army. Been there dozens of times, there is plenty to tell.

Thanks Rob - my great uncle is on the Missing wall last seen assisting wounded in front of the Hohnenzollern Redoubt 13 Oct. Looking forward to the next installments ☝

Great job with your videos keep them coming. If you can do a video with the Red Baron's last base of operations before he got shot down

Looking forward to the series. So much to learn about WW1

Hey Rob, how are you? I am writing a shorter comment due to busyness. But, I really like this video. Superb intro to the series. Great summary. Great overview of the battlefield too. The casaulties are staggering. I am looking forward to the next videos in the series. Have a great day :). Take care, Rob!

Excellent, Rob. I look forward to seeing the rest of your videos in the series. God bless, Robert

Thanks. Niall Fergusson's book. Pity of War. Up to the part where he explores the economics of war. Pounds, shillings and pence vs Deutschmark's and pfennigs. Some people benefitted. Many, many more didn't. Follow the money. 🙏

Looking forward to the next installment Rob..

Great to see Loos featured but for the sake of accuracy the first time the New Army was in action was at Suvla in Gallipoli the month before Loos.

Great to see this sector get some coverage, fair play, looking forward to these videos. There was also a minor battle fought here, the gas attack at Hulluch. it was fairly significant for its size as it was the battle that really accelerated the use of the box respirator. as the British forces took unnecessary casualties due to the inadequate PH helmet.

Great video Rob...👍👍

As always Rob....God Bless Them All

I look forward to your vid on Hitler in WW 1. Mark felton did a real good vid on Hitler in WW1. My dad is more of a historian than I am. I was telling him about what I learned via Feltons vid. He didnt klnow anything about that. he believed the allied propaganda on the subject. So,I got one up on my old man.

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i m gooing this week and thx i was plaanning the same , start at the left and go too the right thx for that .. But i want too mix ww1 and ww2 on my tour , opertion Jericho and the grave of group captain pricard bove in Amiens , why ?? Long story short , op Jerichio is a debat but in my opion it belongs to and offa action of XX comite by Churchill and the xx comite hangs too theenglandspeil ( i am dutch , our deads ) so i want to see the prison by my own eyes.. thx and grtz from Holland

Thanks Rob. How wretched the loss. God bless, Robert

Thanks for sharing Rob. Such loss.

A Soldier awarded the VC twice not for taking life but for saving life, what an amazing example of humanity.

I really appreciate you making this content. I found it really difficult to find many well made walkthroughs of the battlefields of WW1

Such a tragic waste of Life, my Grandfather was in the trenches for 2 years, in the 1/4 th Battalion of the KORLR, he survived but was haunted by his experience and memories of the Battlefield

Brilliant work, thank you for this and your efforts. I want to do an equivalent style video on the subject of Errol Flynn in Northampton

Really informative thanks

😂 nobody ever shows the train track in front of the hotel 🤦🏻‍♂️

Cheers Rob. Love these vids

Thanks for these videos. WW1 is a mystery to most of us. Your videos on this enlighten us to the cause and effect of the Great War. Trench fighting was really a stale mate for a long time.

Hey Rob, how are you? The message on the plaque/stone are very powerful and so timely. I totally agree with it. I wish its message was taken to heart much more often. Cool 3D Map. I don't think I've seen one beyond the ones shown in computer animations. That's really helpful. Great map of the battlefield too. I like how it points out trenches and frontlines. It looks like they did a superb job recreating the trenches at Bayernwald. I think this is the first time I've seen trenches that were at least partially made out of wood. The design is intriguing, especially with the mineshaft and bunkers. Great video, Rob! Excellent tour as always. Hope you're doing well. Take care.

Great video keep the ww1 videos coming. Ww1 is kinda of a forgotten conflict. It has to be taught so it doesn't happen again

Good stuff, Rob! That placque is spot on.

Those words on the plaque were so true. Thanks Rob for this taster of things to come. 🇬🇧❤️

We visited the Bayenwald Trenches just after they had been opened. They show very clearly the superior construction of the German trenches, they were here to stay indeed. Thanks for yet another superior, very informative WW1 post.

Your videos are so good! I'm staying in paschendale next weekend, can't wait to pack the motorbike up and go now....