Tagged with: World War One
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Hedd Wyn: The Lost War Poet
Euros Wyn
Producer / Director
The main challenge that faced us as we began the process of structuring the documentary was obvious, to do justice with one of Wales’ most enduring stories.
Welcome to 2015
Steve Austins
Editor, BBC Radio Wales
A day with the orchestra, Caradoc Evans and the greatest Welshman never heard of. Radio Wales Editor Steve Austins picks his highlights for the first week of 2015
How to find the hero in your family
Cat Whiteaway
The story of Owen Money's grandfather James Mittell in the First World War who was given a Miltary Medal for bravery at the battle of Vimy Ridge, much to Owen's surprise who believed that no-one in his family had done anything special.
WW1 Boy Soldiers
Cat Whiteaway
Record showing Oswald Hinks attempts to enlist in World War One despite being only 15. Hinks was BBC Wales broadcaster Gareth Lewis’ great grandfather.
What did Grandad do in the war?
Cat Whiteaway
One of the questions I am most frequently asked is “what did my grandfather do in the war?”. Most people who have an ancestor who served during WW1 have an idea of their battalion or their service number but not always an idea of exactly where their ancestor went and which battles they fought.
The story of Sapper D J Roach: Part 2
Cat Whiteaway
At the end of my last blog I finished with a single question "How and when did Sapper David James Roach get injured"
Discovering Annie's War
Ian Brewer
It all started when we had family parties back in the 1950s at my home. There was much talk about Annie during these occasions. Apparently my great aunt was a nurse in WW1 and, as a 10-year-old boy I was curious to know more.
A Mercantile Marine Medal mystery
Cat Whiteaway
In my spare time when I am not reuniting people I love to try and solve a riddle - and I'm not talking about Sudoko. This year it seemed obvious to me that the most poignant riddles waiting to be solved are those which involve WW1 medals.
The Colditz of the Denbigh Moors - and some great escapes
Phil Carradice
When you think about Prisoner of War Camps your mind invariably turns to the internment of British servicemen in German camps like Colditz during the Second World War. However, there were also many British Prisoner of War camps – and not just in the Second World War either, in the First World Wa...
The story of Professor Hermanne Ethé and the Aberystwyth 1914 riot
Lester Mason
Hermann Ethé was a German Professor of German and Oriental Languages at Aberystwyth University. Following the outbreak of war, his continuing presence in the town sparked a series of disturbances that targeted him and his wife.
