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

This documentary film travels around the Ypres (Ieper) area of Belgium looking at locations that Yorkshire troops were involved in. Geoff Druett is taken around by an official tour guide. They set-off in the square in front of Ypres Cloth Hall, go to Essex Farm and learn about John McCraes' "In Flanders Field" poem; cross the Yser canaal to the Yorkshire Trench. Across town they wander around Hill 60; visit Tyne Cot. Back in Ypres, Geoff visits the English Memorial Church and the film ends with the nightly ceremony at the Menin Gate.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 🙏

[@jackthebassman1]

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

[@oldskoolraver1079]

Great documentary, better than most "professional" ones.

[@johnhuffinley5757]

may we never forget.these men

[@javasrevenge7121]

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

[@Ypres-gg6wg]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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...

[@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.

[@alamgirkhan6841]

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

[@RAYMOND65DH]

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

[@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]

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

[@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

[@Waqavakatoga]

Vfc