West Yorkshire Regiment, World War I, in the Ypres Salient

[@wayne2325]

My great grandfather and both of his brothers were there in the first battle in different regiments. All three were badly wounded but all three made it home. A miracle.

[@Veronicamarie1000]

I am so glad to have found this page and the information about the Yorkshire Regiments. I will share this with the friends and keep these men in my prayers. May their souls rest in peace. Amen.

[@javasrevenge7121]

Indeed, war belongs in a museum, thanks for this great upload.

[@jackthebassman1]

Super post and video, Jack is clearly an expert, his English is so good and his knowledge fabulous. Many many thanks.

[@jackhemingway1808]

My grandmas cousin , corporal thomas William Richmond was killed here on the 17th August 1917. Thank you to all those men who gavr their lives 🙏

[@patriciabracken7546]

I was there Ypres. Went to pay my respects to all those brave men who gave their lives. Lest we forget. R.I.P.

[@alamgirkhan6841]

My grandfather Subedar Mir Dast vc defended this city with his blood. Who got the Victoria Cross but till now neither the British Government nor the Belgian Government has made any event or program about my grandfather Subedar Mir Dast Afridi.

[@edwardoleyba3075]

@@alamgirkhan6841 . Shame. As a recipient of a VC he deserves to be remembered.

[@MrMoggyman]

My great grandfather was in the 4th Territorial Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI). They arrived in Boulogne, France on 12th April 1915, and the battalion formed around Estaires. On 15th May the formation was renamed as the 148th Brigade, 49th West Riding Division. He fought at the: Battle of Aubers Ridge; Somme Campaign; Battle of Poelcapelle (to one side of Passchendaele); 3rd Battle of Ypres (1st Battle of Passchendaele); Battle of the Lys (sometimes called the 4th Battle of Ypres), and in pursuit into Selle and in the final advance in Picardy. He survived the war. Without a shadow of a doubt the worst battlefield he had ever served on was Passchendaele. He called it hell on earth. A sea of blood, mud, water filled shell holes, rotting stinking corpses and body parts. The name the soldiers gave the Ypres Battles was the meat grinder, because that is what it was. The Ypres Battles consumed hundreds of thousands of men's lives. My great grandfather called it an atrocious and despicable waste of good fine men on both sides. And one should remember that the Yorkshire Regiments did not just have men from Yorkshire.

[@oldskoolraver1079]

Great documentary, better than most "professional" ones.

[@johnhuffinley5757]

may we never forget.these men

[@royphillips4751]

My mothers father, my Grandfather, is memorialised at Tyne Cot.She never got to visit that memorial, and she never met her father in person as he was gone before she was born. One of my over-riding desires is to stand in front of the Memorial to the man neither of us met as some sort of atonement.I hope to realise that dream before I turn 80--in 2 years time.

[@Ypres-gg6wg]

wonderful documentary. I will be going in Nov. 2018. This was very informative. Thank you.

[@tdhyogidhfr808]

Claude Edwin Riby aka my great great great uncle was 23 when he died in that war as the duke of the regiment Now burried in Panel 20 at the menin gate memorial cemetry

[@ryanhagen7169]

My great grandfather Patrick hagan was with west Yorkshire regiment in 1905 based at ballykilnar northern ireland at time of his marriage to my great grandmother it proves impossible for me to find out what became of him would be nice to understand a bit more of his life.

[@Jeffybonbon]

To think every county in the UK could do a program like this ?????

[@alamgirkhan6841]

My grandfather Subedar Mir Dast vc defended this Ypres city with his blood... Who got the Victoria Cross but till now neither the British Government nor the Belgian Government has made any event or program about my grandfather Subedar Mir Dast Afridi...

[@alamgirkhan6841]

My grandfather Subedar Mir Dast Afridi was Victoria cross hero of this Ypres city of ww....

[@johnhanson5943]

Their sacrifice will never be forgotten by the people - but it has been by the Oligarchic Establishment. They seek new sacrifice now - and the end of our free and sovereign country. God bless and never surrender.

[@RAYMOND65DH]

i always think on both side to remember;also most germans where not always so gruewlty think 12-1914

[@caveatrotters3324]

I don't respect killers. I respect people who do good.

[@RAYMOND65DH]

no the first gas where on 15-4-1915 his info is not good

[@TheBrettarcher]

English died for just upper class

[@Lassisvulgaris]

So no royals and nobles/upper class got killed during WWI...?

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

Upper class were nearly destroyed in ww1,many of their sons and heirs were killed and Americans died for Wall Street bankers

[@RAYMOND65DH]

of the ww1 to beter know;whe al most start in afrika the germans by for where alin the grip if france england and dutch

[@Waqavakatoga]

Vfc