My father was brought up by his grandmother (who herself was widoed due to the war) after his father went to war then and never came back. Between the wars my father joined up as a regular due to poverty despite being well underage. He somehow survived but was very bitter about what he saw. There is no glory in war.
johnnorth
Lovely mark of respect Dave 🙏 We should never forget what those young men and boys went through. A sad reminder of all the horror still going on in Ukraine and the Middle East 😞 My grandad lost his brother in the second world war - his ship was blown up by the Japanese. This was a lovely tribute mate ✌️💙🕊
jacktarbuck
‘Lest We Forget’ Dave. This day is filled with immense pride and sadness. Thank you for sharing Clarence’s service Dave.
leighwilsonartist
A moving tribute to your Great Uncle Clarence, very sad that so many young souls were lost and never returned home, we must never forget their sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you Dave.
chrisgunn
Thank you Dave for sharing your personal history with us. That was a lovely and thoughtful tribute. RIP 🪦 Clarence and thank you for your sacrifice ❤️🩹.
secretdaisy
An interesting and very moving tribute to your great Uncle Clarence; on this of all days. Thank you for sharing this Dave - fantastic job. Best wishes as always.
ianspicer
Respect for posting this. My Great Uncle Reginald died in the battle of the Somme, another one of the 880, 000 English soldiers who didn't come home. These family histories need to be remembered. My thoughts are with you.
mark.guitar
Thank you Dave. A very fitting tribute to your uncle and all those who didn’t come back.
dmac
Very thoughtful of you Dave. Enjoyed the walk, your words, and contemplating the incredible ordeal so many before us endured.
A quote from another person who suffered in that war:
"Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name. In some ways, men can be immortal."
- Ernest Hemingway.
theKGB
Nice history lesson, a fine tour, and an excellent tribute. Really well done.
ThatWhatIsNot
What a fitting Tribute, I'm sure Clarence is looking down grateful for your time and video and I'm grateful to everyone who gave their tomorrows for our todays, after watching this I shall go watch Mark Knopfler's song remembrance day and think of all 💔 biased I know forgive me as huge knopfler fan 🎸 Stu from Norwich
Stuboy
Both of my great Uncles Clarence (21) 😢and Clayton (19)were in WWI. After basic training in the states, they went to Nova Scotia and then to Blackpool for “trench warfare” training. After that they went to France where they both got gassed. (Mustard gas) They both survived, but had health issues because of it the rest of their lives. After Blackpool, Clayton wrote in a little notebook “Sept. 4th, went over the top.” I can’t imagine what it was like. We live in remarkably safe times. Beautiful tribute. Bless those on both sides of the pond who served. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷
matts
Thanks for sharing Dave, very interesting, we will never forget them. 😢✌
BristolianDazz
How poignant to echo the last walk of your brave uncles last steps out of Louth, lord knows what was going through his mind.
Massive respect to all who served & gave their lives to the great war❤
I stopped halfway through Dave & found an old ordnance survey map of Louth in 1918 & mapped his walk through old Louth & it's old layout. The rail connection was massive compared to today.
Thank you Dave as that was so very respectful of you & I loved hearing the connection that the great war unwittingly gave to all & sundry, every street in all our land has that kind of connection if you simply look.
If we all truly remembered these brave souls there'd be no wars . God bless them all. Take care Dave & see you at a future gig sometime ❤🤘🎸
zubeystinzen
we should ever forget them my grandfather lost his life 7 days before the end off ww1 he was all so in the Lancashire fusiliers he died in Belgium
DavidFernley
Thank you Dave for sharing this moving tribute to your relative. Everyone who served was a real individual. We will remember them. We must.
pfalzdxii
Superb, Dave. I love history too and really enjoyed this. You did a great job.
zebulonu
Interesting story. Must have been pure madness.
Visited Verdun many years ago. A must go for people interested in History and visiting France.
nieko
My Grandfather was the youngest of 8 brothers who served in the British army. He was 18 when he was injured in May 1918. He met my Grandmother a nurse when she was sent down to England to take injured Scottish soldiers back home.
NELoon-tfbq
A lovely way to acknowledge and respect Clarence, it is important to remember those whose actions have allowed us to live free in the world we find ourselves in today.
I can’t post the article referring to my great uncle, but if you have chance - please look up Arthur Bywater. The story is explained in various articles, but his actions led to the receipt of the George Medal and the George Cross…the ONLY civilian in history to be awarded both.
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