Walking the Battle of Passchendaele with Mat McLachlan 

As a Belgian civilian, we visited the Ypres salient a couple of weeks back (it was my third time). We visited Commonwealth and German cemeteries. It's important to look back at the sad history and learn from it. What gets me is that there are always foreign people visiting our small country to pay respect to their fallen familymembers that they have never known ... That is, for me, a very big sign of respect that we all can learn from. Never forget all the fallen humans from this horrible war ❤

"In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Passchendaele"

I went to Tyne Cot commonwealth war cemetery, this year, along with two of my old RAF palls. We're in our late 60's the first grave I looked at was of an unknown soldier, a young lad, killed here, and doesn't even have his name on his headstone, 'known unto God'. Along with thousands of others. It was a lovely bright sunny day, and we three, had enjoyed a ride here on our motorbikes, and I thought, how many days like this, had this youngster sacrificed, and all the thousands, and thousands of others. Thank you.. RIP...

I've walked that lonely windswept hill to the memorial on the summit. It had been raining and the ground was heavy with mud. It weighed me down as if I were wearing those old fashioned deep sea divers lead boots. I didn't mind. It was just a taste of what those young men had to face. No bullets aimed in my direction, no shells, no gas. No shell holes to fall into and drown. I was going home at the end of my trip back to my family, back to my local and back to my mates. I walked through the fields of blood and bone and I felt the chill of sadness that echoed through the decades. I'm glad my generation never faced this we had The Falklands and Northern Ireland where I did wonder 'Will I get through this?' We never saw anything like the Somme or Passchendaele and for that I'm truly grateful.

My grandfather was a machine gunner at Passchendaele. I never got close to him, and he died when I was 11, I remember him as a remote figure. It’s hard to say how much the battle caused that but many men came back from the western front damaged even if they were physically intact. Never forget them.

Well Done. Sadly, many today have little interest in what occurred in the 1914 - 1918 time.

My granddad was a Kitchener volunteer and was injured here while serving with 11th bn Essex Regt at the age of 19. He survived the War and signed up for the Home Guard in WW2. He died in 1992 at the age of 94.

The Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders.... Forever together. We study this battle extensively in Canada.

My Great grandad was injured at 3rd Ypres, him n 3 mates they were right under the blast of the shell but all survived, and grt grandad bought part of the shell home which apparently was still warm when he picked it up. Grt grandad was invalided out home due to wounds received and thank God he was, as I believe The Devonshire's were wiped out in a battle not long after . Thanks for posting this . Have been to the Western Front over 20 times will be going again later this year .

How can a man walk this green parkland without tears streaming from his eyes, blinding him? How can a man pass by these white stones without touching them, trying to comfort them? To be comforted by them with their solidity, in this place of nightmare? How can a man read the names, read the names, read the names until he curses his own eyes for seeing too much? How can he not feel the earth move with the impacts of mighty guns, even a century on? Can he hear the bullets whine on the breeze, the cries on the breeze, the curses, the death rattles? Why is this place not the only one? Why does it exist at all? Does the answer lie in yesterday, tomorrow, deep in our genes or deep in our spirits? The white stones are silent, the walls block the sun, only the broken bunkers speak about a moment in time, about savagery beyond Human comprehension, done with Human hands to Human things for some Human purpose. God had nothing to do with it. God wept and could do nothing but gather the dead and lay them to sleep, dreamless, until the day of rising. Would courage and honor be enough to make up for the sins of destruction? They may know, bye n bye, bye n bye. We can but walk and weep and ponder.

My great uncle was one of the last Australian casualties in this battle. Like many, he put his age up and enlisted at the beginning of 1917. In late October , he was posted to 2 Bn 1st Anzac Div. On the 5th November 1917, 1 Anzac Corp went into the line to protect the Canadian right flank, with 2 Bn linking up with the Canadians. When the ultimately successful Canadian attack began, German SOS fire fell heavily on both the Canadian and Australian lines, inflicting 30 KIA on 2 Bn. He is one of the many with no known grave.

Given the state of Europe and the world today, I'd like to go back in time and tell all those brave young men, on both sides, not to bother.

Went to all of these places in April 2017. They do a wonderful job looking after our boys. 🍁

The battle started on 31 July 1917. My great grandad, Alfred Jefferies, was killed on this day after going over the top with 1st Herts in the fighting near St Julian (not the local spelling). He is buried in Tyne Cot but the body recovery maps show he was originally buried near where he fell. The adhoc graves you refer to in Tyne Cot, I believe (could be wrong), were of soldiers that died whilst being treated at an aid post located within a block house that stood under what is now the cross of remembrance that is seen just behind you as you are talking about them.

Superb video Mat, thanks. God bless the Aussies the Kiwis and the Canucks... and never forget the Indians, Saffas and Gurkhas too. Heroes to this day, every bloody one of 'em!

My great grandfather was there he was in the Royal Engineers. He kept a diary. He writes about heavy fighting and shelling. He served the whole of the Ww1 from start to finish.

An amazing film, sadly Europe and the world in general appears ready to fill another field with the bodies of the young. How easily we forget.

That captain was as old as i am now. Unimaginable at such a young age to be leading others into what is basically a muddy meat grinder

My grandfather (South Wales Borderers Regiment) fought and was killed at the battle of Passchendaele in 1917. His name is now on the Menin Gate in Belgium.

I don't understand why this has not million's of views! Very well made So I say Thank you

My Great Uncle Viktor Spork, was gassed at Passchendaele, a German Soldier, died several months later of pneumonia. His brother, my Grandfather, emigrated to Australia circa 1924.

What a great job you did, making this video. As a Canadian, I appreciate the time you spent signaling out Canada's role in this battle. Passchendaele has a special place in the hearts of Canadians. I also found the mention of Hitler's visit very interesting. Hitler actually spent an entire day visiting almost all the large memorials, and was said to have displayed an almost reverence for the allied memorials. The fact that he would order Jewish commemorations destroyed isn't at all surprising, but he never considered destroying the allied memorials, even though they were memorials coinciding with the defeat of Germany...a defeat that disgusted Hitler.

My great great uncle John Wallace 1st New Zealand division fought from 22nd June- Sunday 6th October where he was gassed at Spree farm. He was sent back to England to recover. I recently found my great aunts writing of some of his experiences, so it has mention of the dates his mates were wounded and when he first went over the top at. Lest we forget.

when i was 16 and in basic training with the british army i was in ypres platoon, we visited all the locations shown in your video. Even at that young age it was a sobering experience for many of us interested in the great war. The last post being played every evening at the menning gate is very emotional. I would love to go back i'm 36 now

Very sad but beautiful cemeteries. Nice to see the graves of the Germans are respected and took care of too.

I visited Tyne Cot Cemetery and the Passchendaele Canadian Memorial by bicycle in 2014 - Marking the end of 3 weeks visiting commonwealth cemeteries and battle sites in France (Normandy & Somme), Italy and Belgium). It was almost overwhelming that day. I later discovered that my great uncle was buried in a cemetery just north of Ypres. Two weeks later we found his name is on a memorial plaque in the Parish Church of St Mary - Flint, Wales, where we also found my grandfather's name on the role of honour. My Grandfather emigrated to New Zealand in the 1920s.

A bit off from this video's subject, but my Dad's Dad fought at Gallipoli in a Irish Regiment of the British Army. He was a sergeant and ordered to take a squad of about 5 into No-Mans land to capture a "Johnnie Turk" and bring him back for interrogation. They were issued with pistols and grenades and went out. While crawling around out there they heard foreign voices. My grandfather told my Dad he sh1t himself but only a little bit then told his men we're going back. Luckily he survived Gallipoli and became Garrison Sergeant Major at Barry Island Fort in South Wales. My Mom's Dad fought in Burma in the Royal Artillery in WWII. He never told anyone anything

My Grandfather was killed on the 31st July 1917 at Passchendaele. Pvt John Brown 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment. His name is on the Mennin gate Memorial 🎶🪕

My great great grandfather was killed at Paschendaele after he and his Canadian comrades releived the Australians and New Zealanders. He was killed on October 26 1917 and his body was never found. His name is on Menin Gate. He served with Robert Shankland who was awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions on that same day. Pvt Frederick William Ware. 43rd Highlanders. Manitoba regiment.

So sad that so many of our boys went for adventure and came home mentally and physically broken. My Great Uncle fought in Passchendaele and he came home a very different man. Severe alcoholism was a big problem, something he tried to help other Diggers out of by setting up a foundation for them. He was so fearful when WW2 came that my father would have to fight and see the horror he did, thankfully my Dad was 2 years too young. LEST WE FORGET. 🇦🇺

So many were lost just stepping off of duck boards straight into bottomless mud. This really was an awful slaughter. RIP to all of those lost and respects to their families and decendants.

In the early 1980s I did some work for an old English guy that had emigrated to New Zealand. We got to talking and it turned out he was an old soldier who had fought and been wounded at Passchendaele, he told me a bit about his experiences. Him and some mates were sitting around when a shell exploded near to them, everyone else was killed but he survived with his eye blown out but still functioning, he had to walk , unaided to a rear medical facility to get it fixed. When asked why he emigrated his reply was, "to get as far away from that bloody place as possible".

The beauty of these places can't be overstated unless u go there for real. Such heavy emotion in these places and the locals are all so so so kind and welcoming

Awesome video Mat, thank you. 😊🙏❤ R.I.P. Lt. James Donald OLIVER KIA 4th October 1917 In the Battle of Broodseinde Ridge (part of Battle of Passchendaele), Belgium 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery It was his second enlistment, having been among the very first wave of enlisted soldiers in August 1914, who embarked with the 5th Battalion on 21 October 1914 aboard the HMAT Orvieto. Unfortunately he contracted a case of Pneumonia shortly after reaching Egypt and was returned home in Feb 1915, and discharged medically unfit on 29 April 1915. He recuperated at home and re-enlisted on 15 December 1915. He is buried in Tyne Cot cemetery, Passchendaele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Also listed on Panel 20 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial

There is Canadian movie called Passchendaele and it depicted the savagery and the terrible conditions the Canadians had to endure !! Your documentary here tells that story so well !!

Thank you for a great video. My Great uncle Eli Gardener was killed during the attack of Raquete Farm on 17th October 1917, hit by an artillery shell so there was no body to recover and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot wall. I understand from a fantastic tour of the battlefields and cemeteries a few years ago that the land for the commonwealth cemeteries is leased forever free by the Belgian and French governments however the German governments has to renew their leases and pay for it.

My grandad called it Wipers. There were a pair of china ornaments either side of nans and grandads fireplace that grandad had taken off a wall, that was all that was left of a house in Wipers and squirrelled away to bring home as a souvenir.

My grandfather was at pashendeale,he was in the 5th Canadian mounted rifles,Joe Tremblay,he survived the great war

Very well presented. A very brutal battle as was all of WW1.

My Great Grandfather was killed in the 2nd Battle for Ypres, near St Julien on 26 April 1915. (Sint Juliaan). Order received for the Northumberland Infantry Brigade to attack St Julien in cooperation with the Lahore Division. Orders issued for attack. By 1:50pm the Battalions were on the move, the 4th attacking the Wieltje-St Julien with their left on the road." He is now mentioned on the Menin Gate. Thank you for a sensitive and well presented video. I was lucky enough to visit the area in 2007.

I have visited Ypres several times, including Tyne Cot and the German Langemark location. The latter amazes by each stone not being individual persons but rather "mass graves" which obscures the extent of the losses. All of it, the sheer amount of cemetaries around Ypres, Verdun etc never ceases to amaze and horrify by the sheer distruction that was WW1 - a must do visit for anyone just slightly curious about the social dynamics of humanity.

The french were also present at Passchendaelz, 6 divisions fought during the battle. They also had earlier successes that allowed them to support the ANZAC-Canadian offensives.

I live about 50 km from this spot. Each year,around November 11th we visit the cemetery and its surroundings. Also the German cemetery at Langemark. Effectively much different in style, more gray, more sombre, the opposite of comforting actually... But, I just can't help it: each time, everywhere, my eyes fill up. It's so devastating to the soul... Just FYI: TyneCot (read it as one word) is an Anglicism of the (dialect) Flemish word "t'hennekot" which simply means "the henhouse". This refers to a farm that used to be there.

I walked much the same routes on a tour a few years back, you did an excellent job and brought back memories. With the help of the tour guide, we located the grave of a relative of mine. The experience was sobering and poignant enough, seeing my family name on a grave stone was very emotional

Just as I got back into WW1 documentaries this video comes out. What a great timing.

Meet Donald Cameron, my grandmother's brother. Born May 4 1894 in Glasgow Scotland. Died September 25 1917, on my grandmother's birthday, in Flanders Belgium in the battle of Polygon Wood (to be confirmed). The official records say: "Killed in Action (France and Flanders) Regiment: Cameronian (Scottish Rifles) Battalion: 5th/6th Rank: Private Number: 30043 Burial : Tyn Cot Memorial, Panel 68 to 70 and 162 and 162A., West-Vlaanderen, Belgium". Family records show a brother on the battlefield who was thinking of home. I have 2 vases that he made out of artillery shells as a gift for her 21st birthday. l. They were his birthday gift to her on what would become the day of his death. They were made on the battlefield from spent artillery shells. Antiques Roadshow calls this trench art. He etched the design for her. It is a wreath of leaves topped with poppies. Yes, there were poppies in the fields of Flanders, just like the poem says. One says "1914 - Royal Artillery Marine". The other says "1917 - Anti-Aircraft Brigade".

I will always be interested, I have two Great Uncles (brothers) who fell here and in France. I will be visiting them next year to pay my respects, they are my heroes.❤

My grandad survived. Thank God.

You mentioned a Frank Hurley taking an iconic photograph. He was already famous before going out to the trenches in WWI as he had accompanied Shackleton on his attempt to cross Antarctica. He was also an official photographer in North Africa in WWII.

Fantastic video once again sir. I got to visit all the places mentioned, in 2016, on a tour from Newfoundland. Really brings back memories. Keep up the good work.

Sobering viewing indeed - the entire British Empire and Dominion forces fought there! In memory of my friend's grandfather James McKenzie MM 1NZEF stretcher-bearer awarded the Military medal in 1917 - survived WW1 to serve as NZ's Senior Padre (Lt-Col), in Greece, Nth Africa and Italy in WW2.

One of the things that struck me while I visited these sites and villages was the complete lack of old buildings.

I've been waiting a long time for this. So happy battle walks in person are back!

Thank you for such a wonderful virtual tour capturing the sense of awfulness and valour. Great to see so many other family recollections. As a Brit I never cease to be amazed by the reach of the the Anzac /Canadian/Indian and other Imperial forces. Extraordinary commitment and bravery from so many. My great uncle Capt Trevor died in Paschendale on the 26th Oct 1917. With his parents papers was a letter of thanks from a follow officer who was due to lead the unit but was persuaded by Trevor to swap his home leave so that he could see his wife and child. Had he not done this he would not be the very first name of on the Tyne Cot memorial (Panel 1). As a Capt in the 'senior' service he has the honour to the first of so many fellow combatants. God bless them all. I hope you record a tour of Gallipoli. My great uncle Patrick was a captain with the RNVR and with his brother Trevor ,were some of the last 300 soldiers to leave the beaches . That is the last time they saw one another. Patrick's unpublished memoirs make chilling reading with day to day accounts of the trials and tribulations of those on the front line there and in the Somme. He survived which is amazing, not least in that he served in all three services , lost an eye and part of his leg but still volunteered to see out his time fighting with the white Russians. A true warrior, since on the declaration of war he was a successful lawyer and tried to sign up, however at 38 rejected by the recruitment office on for being too old so shaved off his moustache and 'shed ten years '. DSO and bar Croix de Guerre the order of Valdimir and the Order of St Anne and four time mentioned in despatches.

Hello Mat, very interesting video! Thank you for visiting and mentioning our museum. If you don't mind, we will share your video on our social media channels in the coming days. Kind regards, the Passchendaele Museum

Absolute brutality of war. I compare my problems with this and immediately feel better. Unreal.

I've been to the Somme battle and also Passiondale . It was very moving . When i drove up to TyneCott i couldn't believe the amount of graves that were there .

At 7 minutes 20 second i was overwhelmed by the shear volume of death, It surely does stagger the imagination, there are no words that can describe the actual horror of what these brave men went through. My Great uncle was killed in 1915 aged 19 he lays in France, a 19 year old boy , i have his medals and soon it will be remembrance day, the medal ribbons are worn through with pin holes where his mother my great grandma wore them on remembrance day , looking back it is so pointless and all politicians have a great deal to answer for, curse them to hell for they still play with peoples lives. Thank you for the video it is so moving and of course so thought provoking. Cheshire UK.

My two great grandfathers fought in passchendaele William Edwin king and William James stockdale one was badly injured and the other one was killed

I Live not very far from the Ypres Salient or the First world war celeries around Ypres and Passchendaele and visited them on several occasions I have several books and guide books on the battles as I am very interested in the First world war.

So many brave young men,lost to their familes,friends and country.So far from home,fighting in a European war they saw as theirs.So tragic,so much pain,endurance,suffering.The war to end all wars.And we learnt nothing.History is more important than chemistry and biology,because generations forget their ancestors errors and sufferings,and then go over and over the same.My respects to all fallen soldiers,on both sides,both young and brave.Best regards from Spain.

Lost a great uncle there from NZ. Have visited three times, his name is on the wall. William Staub.21. Have also taken my two sons, and they have promised, when I have passed they will take my grandchildren,and explain Williams pathway to his death on the 12th of October 1917. They gave so much,and should always be remembered.

Great video as always mate 👏 I'll be re visiting here in February. I was lucky enough to be at Ypres, Zonnebeke and Passchendaele for the 100th Anniversary.

My Grandfather went about 4 years all the way thru WW1, from the Dardanelles to the Somme. He was killed a few weeks before the end. I'm the only member of the family to visit his Grave & the Mennin gate ceremony.

unnerving. it is such a calm landscape now but what horrors happened there once.

My grandfather was at Passchendaele during that time when his division was inserted into the line. At that time the situation was quite dire, his regiment had been badly shot up and most of two of the battalions had been taken prisoner. He manged to extricate the rest of his machine-gun battalion to the rear. He complained bitterly in his remembrances, that's at the Somme, he lay in the line for six weeks there, at least one could entrench to get out of the line of fire while here the same effort would result in drowning in the holes and trenches.

Very good documentary. Thanks for your knowledge and tact.

I am going to Ypres in July this year. I will be fulfilling a promise to visit all our family graves and memorials. One of my great, great uncles is buried in Tyne Cot cemetery. I will also be going to Nord-pas-de-Calais, France to visit more. Many of my families sons and husbands never came back. My great grandma White, lost all her sons, bar one, who were of fighting age. The same for my great grandmas Brown, Norman, and Smith. My Great Grandpa Blunt, made it home, albeit injured, but alive.

if only politician's would go to war them self instead of people - there would be no wars, laws or poverty. great doku and narration , thanks for sharing. PEACE to ALL , we needed

Thank you for sharing. From Idaho, J

I visited your own commemorative location outside Albany WA. It stunned me. A fabulous record of those who lost so much, which we gained. Sobering stuff 😎

My take away every time I visit a military cemetery is the fact the FREEDOM is NEVER FREE. Take a look around and if those soldiers could speak they'd tell you the same thing. Thank you for a very good video.

Very important work that you are doing....well done to all the crew

Mat, Thanks for the video. I've visited Tyne Cot and the Ieper area 4 times now and am still moved by the sight of that Cemetery. Had a distant relative 42 Bn AIF killed on 31 July 1917 in a "stunt" near Warneton which was meant as a diversion for the main offensive. His name's on the Menin Gate.

well made video , back in 2016 we visited Tyne Cot , to find my grandads brother on the centenary wall, being the first in the family to do so .,didnt know he had lived, until a few years ago ,having been to Tyne Cot many times back in th 80s with 1st ww solders as a helper?sadly they have all passed away , the stories they passed on made me cry...

My great uncle (19th Battalion AIF) was killed at Zonnebeke on 4 Nov 1917 while they were in reserves supporting the Canadians attacking Paschendaele. His battalion was withdrawn the following day and I believe from battalion diaries that he would have been one of the last Australians killed in the 3rd Battle of Ypres. He was buried not far from his dugout, but his grave was subsequently lost. The Red Cross Records (and accounts of his colleagues) provide a rough guide as to where he was killed and buried. I would love one day to trace his steps.

Sold.. I’m downloading that. Thanks Stephen. Thanks Audible.

Very close to my heart are these documentaries for I was a young 22 year old Australian cyclist living in this area and visited as many of these sites as possible by bike. The story with the picture of the Australians in the railway cutting is a picture that I viewed through an original slideshow at hill 63 museum. A few of the pronunciations of those villagers if you are English speaking - Ieper (eeper roll the rr) Pashendale(passen-dala) zonnabeke( zona-baka)

my gt gt grandfather served in the Passchendaele area in late 1917 as a dispatch rider with the 66th Div, part of 2nd ANZACs and was gassed for his troubles (not sure of the exact location mind), he survived but was 50 % disabled. I've never been to the area but it's on my list......

See my spirit on the wind Across the lines, beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Passchendaele… paid a visit once, unbelievable experience. Poor souls, rest in peace.

...so well done! I salute all our Commonwealth famillies for the ultimate price made on this field for freedom so long ago

Very well made video , thank you for making it. A truly dark time in history After many years in the song Willie McBride "But here in this graveyard it's still no mans land The countless white crosses stand mute in the sand To man's blind indefference to his fellow man To a whole generation that were butchered and dammed" Makes me sad

Fascinating. Very well done.

GREAT presentation of information, editing and transitioning of now and then. Absolutely great. This is a bucket list item for me to pay my respects to all who were caught up in the madness of The Great War. Time is racing away from me, so probably won't get to do it, BUT, I am glad people make Living History presentations like this. Well done mate, top shelf. Lest We Forget

I visited Ypres earlier this year, and the place is full of tourists interested in visiting the war memorials there.... At the city gate there is a memorial ceremony every evening....

Thanks for this upload and information my plan is to visit in the next 5 years! To honour my great uncle whom I’m named after I intend to find exactly where he died and just sit with him! Although they never found him afterward he is named on Tyne cot memorial! He deserves my respect and deep thanks for the sacrifice he and his brothers blood and none blood made for without it I may never have been born! 😢 Every year I drink to him shed many tears and remember him! ❤

My great great grandad was stabbed in the leg on 8th October 1917 and passed in a French field hospital on the 11th died carrying the rank of sergeant in the 8th battalion Leicestershire Regiment

Very good and informative - popping over there in December so thank you

I visited a few WW1 battlefields (Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial & the Thiepval Memorial etc) when I was 14 and in year 10, even now I still remember the immense sadness of it and the sheer scale of the loss of life.

Tyne Cot is a truly impressive experience. You can only leave there silently. The visitors centre was not there yet when I visited.

my grandfather passed away from COVID he had been a marine tank command in Korea after his passing we cleared his house and my mom found a medallion that belonged to my great great grandfather who was part of the Scottish Canadian Highlanders he was wounded in a previous battle but continued to fight and eventually died in the battle of paschendale his name was George agnus macleod from framboise Nova Scotia

A very moving piece. Thanks Mat, I'll be visiting this area later this year, much better informed

Great video my friend

Much appreciated. A useful overview of key locations that will add to the visitor experience.

Thanks for the nod to the Canadians. Although I have never served, I am intensely proud of the fighting history of our nation.

Thank you sharing with us. I visited a few times in the 90s and it was a very humble experience. You do get an understanding of the ground when walking those fields.

The input of most commonwealth troops is sadly overlooked in History. If it wasn't for The ANZACS, The Canadians, Sikh warriors and the brave lads from the West Indies, I doubt very much the world would be the way it is today. That's a conversation for another day. But those young men are so incredibly brave.

The sheer horror of war, then to compound the atrocity is the young age of the fallen . When visiting the Royal Arboretum site the Teenage and 20 year olds who were shot at dawn for cowardice. God knows the terror they faced in those cruel and perilous conditions in the battlefields. Those that condemned them while sitting in comfort and never seeing a front line trench should be shamed. We honour all of them who fought and died every armistice day of remembrance, God rest their souls , we are proud yet thankful to you All and so sorry your lives were cut so short for our futures.

I have the diary of Anne Penland, who was the first nurse anesthetist to serve in battle, at Passchendaele. She and her medical team, which included surgeon Dr. William Darrach, came from Base Hospital 2 in Etretat. She details many surgeries they performed, including some on injured German soldiers. She also tells of being shelled by German planes. It is a remarkable document. She and Dr. Darrach were among a group of 66 American volunteers from Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.

Private Harry Wright 17th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters killed in action on the 11th November 1917 during this battle. My great-grandfather.