Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 8
In our latest batch of Questions and Answers we look at what Mentioned in Despatches were, who they were awarded to how and what they were for, we discuss what special badges were represented on the headstones in War Cemeteries, how German occupation worked in WW1 and how the casualties of the various nations affected them, and who suffered the most?
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8 Comments on “Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 8”
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Hi Paul,
This STV documentary?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd13eMhoJKk Gone for a Soldier.
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Good find! That’s it!
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I’ve sent you an email re this
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Just watched the four parts. Very moving. Many thanks.
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Definitely recommend Dinant Citadel. We were there at the beginning of last month. As you say, Paul, there are so many memorials to civilian atrocities that it becomes a bit overwhelming.
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Thanks for an excellent Q and A. Regarding the last two questions, very sobering as well.
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Indeed, the scale of losses is staggering at times.
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Yes I thought that your comments on Scotland’s losses were very relevant. Having visited their National War Memorial twice, I was left with a distinct impression that the Scots had suffered disproportionately high losses in WW1.
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