The Angel of Mons | A Supernatural World War One Story

In this video, The Angel of Mons, a World War One supernatural story, Kevin Hicks gives some background to the first major battle of the First World War, Battle of Mons and tells the story of the supernatural phenomenon that rose up out of the battlefield to protect the British forces.

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[elainewalker]

My grandfather fought in the battle of Mons and saw the angels. He said that the fighting stopped while they passed over. After a few minutes the firing started again.

[chrisryan]

My Great Grandfather was at Mons and he told my father that he never saw any angels, he only saw Hell before him.
He went on to also take part in the Battle of Jaffa in 1917 with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He apparently wouldn’t say anything about that but he never ate another orange as long as he lived. It wasn’t until a few years ago when researching the battle that we learned why.
His unit had crossed the river with the rest of the Scots regiments in darkness and silence before putting several hundred Ottoman Turks to the bayonet in the orange groves without a single shot fired so as not to alert the Turkish artillery above them. Apparently the orange trees and ground around them was soaked in blood. He spent the rest of his life as a labourer and carter in Dundee. It’s astonishing what such ordinary people can do when they’re called upon to serve.

[libertycowboy]

I'm a U.S. Army vet, and have huge respect for my Brit brothers! Tough buggers!

[wolfgangholtzclaw]

Good one Kevin, I am former Infantryman US Army, Vietnam Era.. you are right a 25 mile march in uniform with your kit is horrible!!! You never want to do it, and having done it, I hope I never do it again, but these guys had to pull out, it was march or die. So glad you said it... back against the wall but we aren't finished. I have seen an Angel too in Korea in 1977 on the DMZ... It is true, God loves the soldiers.

[denislacombe]

I am French and i do believe that soldiers saw strange things coming from heaven on the battlefield of Mons!!! No.hallucinations at all !!! Thank you for your very interesting video Sir !!! God Bless !!! Denis from France

[michaelhayman]

There’s a lot of room for doubt in this story but there are others. The story of the Germans big push in 1917 where a German battalion saw huge numbers of what could only have been angels, charging them.
The German artillery ripped into them but there were no casualties. The battalion commander a captain I believe and his 2nd in command both testified to this event.
I also had a mate whose mate Jock landed at Normandy and swears there were 3 huge beings, one larger than the other two, that were overlooking the battlefield.
These men were very devout men and not taken to spinning porkies and Jock would not have been suffering dehydration that would cause one to hallucinate.
Apparently it was on the front page of The London Times which I’ve looked for but couldn’t find.
Great video mate.

[materakoczi]

Its like the battle of Edgehill in 1642. Months after that battle, shepherds reported they were seeing the battle with screams, weapons clashing. Its creepy, looks like some historical events "replay themselves" over time.

[lazyorangehousecat]

Canadian, thirty-eight years old. They didn't bother to teach us about the World Wars too much in school. YouTube has been amazing for learning - sometimes from film of actual WWI veterans. I love your stories. Thank you for sharing them.

[WhatIsYourMalfunction]

As a newly minted nurse in 1995 I was working at a VA hospital that also had a nursing home "wing". One of the last dough boys was there. he was deaf and barely knew we were there but he loved to sit in the hall or veranda and watch people walk by. I knew I was seeing history pass by. I wanted to ask so many questions but he didn't respond much, and I didn't want to pry.

[gwynbetts]

My grandfather was in the Welsh Fusiliers in WW1. Later in life he lost his short term memory due to anaesthesia, but his long term memory was not compromised.
Often my Dad would visit him in a nursing home, however Grandad didn’t recognise him as his son but rather one of his army mates and would recount soldier stories.

[thedevilinthecircuit]

Kevin, I can attest to the fact that fatigue, etc., does cause hallucinations. In the early 1980s I went through USAF special survival training, which included an extended time in solitary confinement in a very small cell. No light, very cold, wet floor, no clothing or blanket. Being deprived of sleep, food and water, I saw things and heard things in there that were not there. But they *were* there. Thanks to you and your lovely wife and son for presenting these amazing videos.

[ginnysnyder]

The Battle of Gettysburg, PA, USA was a most horrible battle in the Civil War. Many, many men died on both sides. It is believed to be one of the most haunted places in America today.
They say you can hear horses, yells, screams of men in pain at night.
I love this Channel ! I love history ! I love European history!! ! My ancestors came from the England, Scotland, Wales, Germany...so I qualify !! God Bless !!!

[jayhaack]

I've heard dozens of versions of the "Angel of Mons" story from many sources and from different perspectives. Your telling of the tale is the most authentic and explanatory.

[bluequirk]

WW I I American pilots in Italy have a similar story involving Padre Pio a very famous Italian Saint. they saw him flying in the sky, all the bomber doors jammed so no bombs could b dropped and their planes turned around on their own headed back to their base. At the end of the war the pilots went to the monastery that they couldn't bomb and they all identified Padre Pio as the man they saw flying in the sky among their planes .
It's recorded in the history books and on film by eye witness accounts .
Thanks for you great channel it's important history. Cheers

[Hartley_Hare]

My great-grandad was in the Royal Scots, despite having initially joined the Sherwood Foresters, since I think the Royal Scots had taken so many casualties. Despite being the least imaginative and most prosaic chap you'd ever meet, he maintained until his dying day that he'd seen an angel over the battlefield. Nobody ever sat the old boy down with a tape recorder, so we don't know which battle he was in, or where the angel was, but such is the story.

[devonbradley]

I want to believe that the Angel of Mons was a real angel. It may well have been soldiers hallucinating, but I also believe that during a crisis, the essence of our being can transcend the earthly realm and see beyond into the spiritual realm. I thought your telling of the story and the little extra bits of information were very interesting. The toy soldiers are amazing! I never knew my grandfathers. My English grandfather was a Captain in the British Armed Forces stationed in Egypt and was a Quarantine Officer. He died when my father was a young man. How I wish I could have known him and listened to his stories of WW2. Thank you, sir. Great video. Blessings to you from Australia.

[ogri]

My grandfather Lance Corporal George Harry Wyatt VC was in the retreat from Mons He received the VC at Landrecies France. He was in the war from the beginning and survived to the end . He was wounded in the head but continued firing . When he could no longer see because of the blood he was bandaged up and ordered to rear but he returned to the firing line and continued fighting . He had to have a metal plate in his head because of the wound .

[matthewl]

My Great Grandfather was at Mons and as recounted by my Grandad he swore blind they were led by angels. When he died in the 60s his son was with him and about an hour before he died he was semi conscious in a hospital bed. Opened his eyes and said ‘can you see them son? They’re back they’re here for me’ when asked who he meant ‘the angels, they’re there at the bottom of the bed’ The nurses told my grandad that that was very common with WW1 veterans. He was originally in the North Staffs and when they were decimated he was sent to the East York’s. Mentioned twice in despatches once for rescuing an officer from a burning tank (who incidentally sent him a cheque every Christmas) and leading a raiding party to capture prisoners. After the war he survived on a meagre disability pension. He never wore a poppy or attended any remembrance events as he couldn’t understand why anyone would want to remember it. We tried to research more into his war years but have been told his records were probably destroyed by Nazi bombing in WW2. Any tips or hints would be welcome.

[markjackson]

Enjoyed your talk very much. My great grandfather was killed at Gallipoli in 1915. Many visitors including experts on the conflict report a sense of being watched, hearing footsteps behind them and tent flaps thrown open but nobody present.

[garrettsweeney]

I often wonder if the powers that be, back home in England, embroidered and then circulated this event in order to boost flagging morale on the home front. If you think about it, tales from the battlefield involving St George or English Longbowmen would no doubt inspire people back home, not to mention Angel's, showing which side God was on. My own Great grandfather fought at Mon's and although he himself did not see anything, he had no doubt that it occurred. Some time later in the war he received a bullet in the head while fighting at Flanders and was sent home to Dublin with the bullet still lodged in his brain, As a consequence of the bullet shifting he became paralysed and wheelchair bound, After that he took to the bottle and died shortly after the war ended, a broken man. May God be good to all those who served in that horrific conflict