Mark from the States and The Military Career of Lance Corporal Jones of Dad's Army Reaction

[@vaslav030547]

Godfrey's (Dad's Army) true life story is even more amazing.

[@garthwick19]

The old medic (who played a conscientious objector) had a real military history too.

[@garthwick19]

Check out the back story of Arnold Ridley OBE who played Godfrey the medic.

[@davidsweeney4021]

My maternal grandfather was in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on joining up at the start of WWII. He was later transferred to the Royal Artillery because he could drive large vehicles. He ended up in Burma fighting the Japanese but luckily survived.

[@smogthehorse9409]

That was a fascinating video, it seems along time since the BBC put so much historical accuracy and patriotism into thier programs. My aunt told me I had a relative in the Boar war, all I know he was a colour sergeant in the Royal artillery and went on to serve in world war one. They don't make shows like that anymore !

[@IanDarley]

Agree, they probably consider protecting borders as bigotry these days, or distasteful for demeaning the German N@zi Socialist Party.

[@mairiconnell6282]

My very favourite character of Dads Army. I was brought up on this show and also my kids laugh out loud at it. There is a great episode when al members of the Home guard had to wear their medals and Capt Mainwaring was the only one not to have any, simply hilarious. Oh by the way this chaps history channel is fantastic, totally top notch.

[@JJ-of1ir]

I used to watch Dad's Army every week year in, year out and loved every minute of it. The more we came to know the characters, the more we loved them and the funnier the programme got. No I didn't know what the ribbons meant. I was just a kid at the time.

[@HankD13]

Always been a major Dad's Army fan - and really appreciated the History Guys breakdown on these beloved characters. Being a like minded geek - I already knew most of his medals ribbons and what they stood for! Love it.

[@Lemmi99]

My Mum told me that her grandfather had been at the relief of Khartoum and later at the relief of Peking. I'm not sure as he served with the Kings (Liverpool) Regiment, unless he had changed regiments. He was certainly a professional soldier.

[@jillhobson6128]

I don't think many people will remember Arthur Lowe as Mr Swindley, in Mr Papadopoulos' shop! Superb.

[@andrewjones1058]

Used to watch it as a kid in the 70s,the opening credits when the air raid siren went off used to give me goosebumps and funnily enough still does thanks for evoking a memory Mark.

[@abarratt8869]

I knew an old lady whose husband had been in the Home Guard. She said that Dad's Army was a hilariously accurate depiction of what they used to get up to! Still, even when I watch something as funny as Dad's Army, one can't help but be reminded of the horrors of it all. We watch and laugh at the antics of old men; the dark under current is, all the younger men are elsewhere, hoping not to die...

[@DavidJohnson-rj8zu]

This is a nostalgia visit for me, my Dad used real of the different campaign medals of the character's in Dad's Army and the cap badge of the Walmington-on-Sea branch was the Royal West Kent's, another funny thing is that Jack Jones as mentioned in this vid was in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment which was the 6th, a foot and was amalgamated with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1968 the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was prior known as the Royal Fusiliers and were raised in 1685 and was the 7th, a foot and was my Dad's Regiment which he joined about two years before the first world war and served in the First Battalion known as the City of London and the the other funny thing is when he was in the real Home Guard his branch was attached to the Royal Fusiliers.

[@markthomas2577]

I watched Dad's Army along with most of the rest of the country but no ...... but I had no idea of the medals and ribbons ! ...... I guess you have to be a real military expert to know that stuff

[@87leeb]

Dad's army is still amazing and even the younger generation enjoy it

[@josephturner7569]

"They don't like it up 'em you know."

[@Steve-gc5nt]

He gives the BBC far too much credit here. Its all due to the brilliance of the writers, Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

[@ianpunter4486]

Mark, ..one of your regular viewers (Barnes Wallis?)...I also worked on Dad's Army for a few months on the Film crew, in, I guess, 1972.

[@MarkfromtheStates]

That's awesome Ian. Thank you for hanging out with me

[@bluesrocker91]

I love it when writers put the time in to flesh out a character's backstory like that... I always thought Jones was at least partly inspired by a WWI era comic strip character called Old Bill.

[@jillhobson6128]

Arthur Lowe was a superb actor. Remember Mr Swindley?

[@margaretflounders8510]

He completely stole every scene from Peter O' Toole in the film "The Ruling Class"

[@goldenlabradorskye]

Used to watch the program whilst it was running. Was a good laugh. Cheers Mark

[@Steve-gc5nt]

It's still on now. Most Saturday evenings on BBC2.

[@montyzumazoom1337]

Clive Dunn was only in his forties when he was cast as corporal Jones. He could play a part of a character much older.

[@paulthomas-hh2kv]

Warren Mitchell amazed me with his age playing Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part

[@ken-u3n]

Brilliant! 👍

[@philjames9076]

hi mark yes dads army great videos watch it all my life

[@paulinejackson8105]

i love this show, i have all the episodes and film they made .

[@tobytaylor2154]

1880s in Sudan, then onto india and then to fight the boers, my forfarthers served them locations in the artillery at the same time.

[@kristianturner6391]

he has done similar videos with other characters from dads army

[@peterbrown1012]

Jones got to Lance Corporal because he bribed the Captain with meat to keep his old rank.

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

dads army is one british comedy i dont like.

[@paulhorgan6152]

They don't like it uppem dads army wonderful ❤❤❤😂😊😊