Burial of the Unknown Soldier: Westminster Abbey 11 November 1920

[@mrwri]

"He was unknown, and yet thousands knew his name. He was their son, their uncle, their father, their brother, their husband. He was all of them."

[@heatherwatson4545]

And a hundred years later its still very moving. We must never forget them.

[@peggyobrecht1243]

Beautifully done. Having lost 11 boys in my mother's family, I think this is a lovely way to remember those who sacrificed their lives in service to their country.

[@remyworldpeace]

Utterly remarkable to be able to watch this 100 years on to the day. Thank you so much for sharing and preserving.

[@broken1394]

Very emotive footage. Soldiers in the great war were buried where they fell. That's why we still have monuments all over the land with their names on. Unknown Soldier gave a place for folk to go and grieve/pay respects to lost love ones as well. May they rest in Peace.

[@duggiebader1798]

Amazing to think that only 29 years earlier, the last rank and file soldier passed away aged 101 who fought at the battle of Waterloo. There, 50,000 men would be slaughtered by shot and shell in an area covering 4 miles. The last musket shot fired by a British solider was late that summers evening 18th June 1815 on the main road to Brussels. 99 years of peace ensued. Until 1914 when another British solider fired another shot a few miles down the road. Waterloo will be always remembered. But World War 1 changed our small Island forever. It was a catastrophe.

[@POPE_FRANC1S]

Except all the wars inbetween

[@gary6514]

Total respect shown to the Unknown Warrior. Not only by the British but also by the French who also suffered terribly in The Great War.

[@minhajnizam5090]

Yeah the French suffered alot, atleast double the dead of the UK and Commonwealth forces. And around 3 million wounded

[@marcuswardle3180]

Don't also forget the vast British-Indian Army who also fought in France. Their numbers amounted to 1.7 million men

[@mrtiesthatbind]

​@@marcuswardle3180and those men fought in all fronts fron Europe to the Middle East to Africa

[@colinb5415]

My Grandfather told me that his father would take himself off to a quiet place away from the village on each Armistice day and wrap a blanket around his head to drown out the sound of the bells and the last post. He had four sons at the outbreak of the great war, at the end of it he had two.

[@postscript67]

The sequence from 07:00 to 07:20 showing the busy London streets falling still for the two minutes' silence is very moving. Every one of those people would have known men killed in the previous few years. Who knows what private thoughts they had in those two minutes, those hundreds of people now all gone themselves?

[@broken1394]

It's sad - most people will only be remembered until their great grand children pass away. Then the names are lost on the mists of time. Most from the great war - that gave their lives are forgotten. But you can still see their names on monuments all over the land.

[@stephenburns3678]

Thank you

[@gooner4179]

As moving now as it was then. We will always remember them.

[@lindashillabeer5409]

So so emotional for me. I lost a great uncle. So comforting that we remember them in this way.

[@misst5718]

I'm far too young to remember, but not to HONOUR them.

[@huibertlandzaat1889]

Thank you for uploading.

[@stuauld4912]

So emotional.

[@rosadeodairpizarro6398]

Eternal Father and Abide with Me

[@theram4320]

God bless you unknown warrior and God bless all those many thousands of comrades who perished. It's strange watching people who lived through WW1, and then seeing the honour guard of VC winners. The courage assembled there alone cannot be fathomed for someone unaccustomed to war. It's sad also to realise that within 20 years, Europe would be at war again!

[@endahtria6794]

From now to then... unknown soldier...

[@nicolelawless9942]

I’m visiting the grave this year for my birthday. Me and Woody.EXE and my sister will be paying our tribute while my grandmother steps back from it because I’m worried she say things

[@suzannelacy8093]

Tried to watch the burial of the Unknown Warrior but too too painful because both of my Grandfather's were mere gun fodder , followed by my darling father and uncles during World War 11 . I remember the words of a song quote " Where have all the young men gone ? Long Time Passing , Gone for Soldiers everyone .....When will they ( Warmongers , Politicians ) ever learn ? When will they ever learn ? unquote . Mary Hopkins .. from the 1960s/70s . It's worth looking at the whole poem and hearing her beautiful voice .

[@nicolelawless9942]

This year me, my sister and my grandmother will be visiting the grave. Me and Woody will put flowers down and have a minute silence standing by the grave

[@dawnmulvaney6949]

so very moving 😢

[@paulevans3827]

Loves last gift..... remembrance🇬🇧

[@ynbban]

Lest we forget

[@1957bumpy]

all gave some and some gave all 😢😢😢

[@aloysiusjones3985]

Interesting to see a Digger as a pall bearer prior to departure from France.🇦🇺

[@martincraighan3054]

7.24 - A Lion with donkeys marching by his side. A private unknown soldier with Field Marshal Hague and the other butcher generals marching by the side of the coffin. Poignant really.

[@Timathius17]

A common myth spread by black adder. Officers died at a much higher rate than privates as they followed the doctrine of "lead from the front". The Generals themselves were also a lot more competent than they are given credit for.

[@duncanmiller1288]

@@Timathius17 indeed, I believe approximately 200 British & Empire generals were killed, wounded & captured in action during WW I

[@shanks69]

@@Timathius17 true and the officer would simply have a pistol as his weapon,all where brave.