Thanks Norm, that was very informative, and very moving. I have no connection with Canada at all, but I feel for the sacrifices the brave Canadians made in the first and Second World Wars. Thank you Canada for being a Loyal friend.
🇬🇧 We owe a great debt to Canadian forces here Paschendaele and Vimy Ridge were horror stories. What shone through was Canadian steel and determination and unparalleled bravery. Don't think that you are forgotten for one second. My grandfather was in the the Normandy landing. He told me they said " look back..nothing, look to the side .. nothing..look in front..and all you will see are the backs of the Canadians!" 🇨🇦🇨🇦💯
Being someone who had a family member serve in the Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive. Knowing the Sacrifice Canada endured is remembered is worth visiting if one comes to France.
I visited the Vimy memorial last April, and this friday I am going to visit it again. It is so impressive out there..There are so many commonwealth war graves here in Europe, so many young men laid to rest here. Both WWI and WWII. We owe these brave men so much.
My Grandfathers brother who lived in Naniyamo BC served in the Canadian army during WW1. I have a picture of him in his puttees uniform before he went. He survived, and so did my Grandfather who was a reconnaissance photographer.
My company. November Coy. 3rd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment. Did the parade there on Vimy Day 1982. It was one of the great privileges of my life.
@@golden36 howdy Were you still there in 82? I got there in 81. We were the first to go straight out of TQ3. I had lots of pals in Orbit Coy. (As we called it) I’m Pat O’Connell. Pleased to meet u Brother.
@@fangslaughter1198 yes boy I didn’t leave till August 1982, what part of the country are you in? I’m in Calgary , maybe some day we can meet for coffee if we’re not too far apart . Sorry for the long delay, getting old boy.
My grandfather told me he lost "all his cousins" at Vimy Ridge. My problem is that I was very young and never asked their names. Gramps never spoke of his relatives. The only relation I know and knew was his mother, my great grandmother.
I would love to help you find their names. As one who honours their 2nd cousin who died at Vimy Ridge every year since I found him 6 years ago. A hero who was lost to the family for decades but now reunited to them forever. He was also one of the hundreds of children sent from England to Canada in 1912.
Visited the memorial last summer and met the present day Canadian Currators of the museum.lmpressive memorial well worth a visit to reflect upon their sacrifice. We will remember them.
In 2016 I visited the Memorial at Vimy Ridge, large areas are still no go areas for unexploded ordnance, it's shell craters in shell craters, the land has been so savaged. I have a Facebook friend from Canada with the surname Ritchie, as I approached the monument, I thought, "I wonder if there are any Ritchie's listed here". As I got closer I could see names etched onto the stone to the left and right of the central steps. I wondered to the right and the very first name that resolved itself into my view was "Ritchie" I couldn't believe it!, there were actually five Ritchie's listed.
I m so so GREATFULL and indebted to the very Young Brave boys we fought so I and all Generations to Come CAN AND BE FREE. MAY YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOULS RST IN PEACE. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU AMEN
Quite unexpectedly, I came to inherit my gramdfather's World War One medals on 01 May 2023. My Father told me that HIS dad (my grandfather) returned home to Canada with a 40oz/day habit of Scotch Whiskey. He was a Sapper and he enlisted as soon as he turned 18 in August of 1916. Rest in peace Grandpa. We will remember you. Velox Versutus Vigilans
Hello Grey Owl. Thanks for sharing. As a sufferer of PTSD I feel such grief for our undiagnosed veterans. I quit drinking daily to cope, a year ago I could only do it because of proper meds and counselling. Your grandpa didn’t have those tools. He must have been so frightened frustrated and confused. May he Rest In Peace. We will remember him. I’m glad his medals are being cared for by a person who appreciates their value. Pro Patria
From an old US Navy Vet, I send my respects and my thanks for their service and sacrifice of those Brave Heroes!!! I believe the USA did something along the same lines. Some of the remains were brought back to the US for some at Govt expense??? Or started to and ran outta money??? Beg pardon, memory is fuzzy these days. Onna side note, I recognize the voice of the fella that does some of the voiceovers for Air Crash/MayDay series.
I work in cafeteria in school in Chicago. When kids make fun of my deformed face I'll scratch there food with my finger nails before I serve them on there food trays. Some look puzzled as to why there food has Scratch marks but I just tell them have a nice day hehe
I have a memory of my history teacher in grade 11 oftentimes reduced to sobbing at his desk in front of the class and just as often succumbing to prolonged fits of coughing that would result in his leaving the room to go out in the hall where we could still hear him coughing through the closed door. We, being young and stupid, shared sideways glances and smirks at these displays of 'weakness', until two of us mentioned this to our fathers, both of whom had served in WWII and saw action in N.Africa, Italy, Belgium and Holland. The two of us were educated with the fact our history teacher had seen action at The Somme and Vimy Ridge, being gassed and injured by two machine gun bullets. He was suffering from the then named "shell shock" and the today's named PTSD, along with his lungs having been burned from Chlorine gas. My father put it very succinctly by saying if we were prepared to make fun of him, we would the among the worst kinds of human beings and ultimately growing up to be given little respect ourselves.
Really well done. Thank you for telling this important part of our history. I am truly grateful to have been to Vimy several times, and each time going to see the inscription of James Currie, a fallen ancestor. It is also the place I took my son before he too joined the Canadian Armed Forces to reflect upon the service and sacrifice demanded of our military forces. I only wish all Canadians could experience it .
Both my Grandfathers fought at Vimy one which made the Pilgrimage for the unveiling, two of my Great Uncles were killed in the Great War a month apart ,one in Ypres and one at the Somme a month apart, my Great Aunt served as a nurse on the Western Front and lost her sweetheart, she never married. In honor of all Canadians who participated in this and other terrible conflicts, myself, my brother and my nephew traveled to the Vimy for the 100th anniversary memorial. If you are Canadian, no matter new or old, if you had or have family that serve or not, you must visit Vimy. It is something that will change your point of view of the world and enforce your belief that war only brings suffering, solves nothing and no one wins. Today more people need to know that war is not a game but human behavior at its worse. Great presentation and one which every Grade 8 student should watch.
I went there in 2007 with my grandfather who fought in the Second World War my moms uncle fought at the battle of vimy ridge very powerful experience 😢
By far, the most informative and interesting documentaries for the Canadian Soldiers that served our country. Canada doesn’t get the recognition it so justly deserves for the service and sacrifices our men and women made in WW I, WW II and Korea (PPCLI). Our soldiers sacrifices and victories are blurred into the British army and finally, Norm Christi has brought their service into focus. Canada became Canada when Curry and the Canadian Soldiers defeated the Germans at Vimy Ridge. I learned this history through books by Pierre Burton, Will Bird and countless other sources but I was never taught any of this in Elementary or High school and that’s shameful. The result is, most Canadians don’t know their own history!
A wonderful historical coverage about Canadian died soldiers 😢 in WW1...How this documentary respectful their memorial...with out Canadian state or British former common wealth ....but there were not memorials for strengths youthful ,healthy boys were atrocities, brutality of war circumstances converted them to old sick depressed men 😢...they were forgetting for ever
My great grandfather’s brother James Lewis Bayne was a New Zealander from Otago was in Canada when the Great War broke out. He joined the Canadian forces, he was killed in action fighting under the Canadian flag.
I think that all Canadians should go to Vimy but I am Military so my view is different. I am not sure I could return to the battlefields that I served on, to much loss. WW1 Veterans were different.
This is an incredible testament to Canada’s resolve. I’m proud to have made my way to Vimy in my early 20s (1993) to see for myself in awe how incredible the loss was and the valour of all those who fought to allow me to visit the place of beauty.
My great great grandfather im told fought at passendale killed by german artillery and his remains not found his name is on the Tiepval Memorial i dont know much about him
i pray everyday that we and future generations never have to go true the horrors my grandparents and others had to go true in ww2 war does not solve anything it only brings pain suffering and the death if we really want to keep future generations save we need to learn to talk and listen to each other and stop what we are doing now with all this racism and woke ness
From an American, Canada was magnificent Will Birds book is one of the best I ever read.
Thanks Norm, that was very informative, and very moving. I have no connection with Canada at all, but I feel for the sacrifices the brave Canadians made in the first and Second World Wars. Thank you Canada for being a Loyal friend.
🇬🇧 We owe a great debt to Canadian forces here Paschendaele and Vimy Ridge were horror stories. What shone through was Canadian steel and determination and unparalleled bravery. Don't think that you are forgotten for one second. My grandfather was in the the Normandy landing. He told me they said " look back..nothing, look to the side .. nothing..look in front..and all you will see are the backs of the Canadians!" 🇨🇦🇨🇦💯
Please do not watch the movie Paschendaele by Paul Gross.
It is an embarrassment!!
Canadians went further inland on D Day than any other force, on the second most difficult beach
PS. I have a good friend from Saskatchewan named Allan Thomas. 🤠
Being someone who had a family member serve in the Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive. Knowing the Sacrifice Canada endured is remembered is worth visiting if one comes to France.
Thank you…I have visited the memorial at Vimy Ridge…it is absolutely magnificent… thank you to all Canadians who fought for freedom..🇬🇧🇨🇦
I love Norm Christie’s documentaries. So we’ll done.
I visited the Vimy memorial last April, and this friday I am going to visit it again. It is so impressive out there..There are so many commonwealth war graves here in Europe, so many young men laid to rest here. Both WWI and WWII. We owe these brave men so much.
Canadians never get enough credit for their bravery. True North Strong and Free. Love from Chicago
My Grandfathers brother who lived in Naniyamo BC served in the Canadian army during WW1.
I have a picture of him in his puttees uniform before he went. He survived, and so did my Grandfather who was a reconnaissance photographer.
My company. November Coy. 3rd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment.
Did the parade there on Vimy Day 1982.
It was one of the great privileges of my life.
Hi there November Coy , this is coming from “ O “ Coy 3RCR , we did a remembers day parade at Vimy Ridge in 1979 , VRI always.
@@golden36 howdy
Were you still there in 82?
I got there in 81.
We were the first to go straight out of TQ3.
I had lots of pals in Orbit Coy. (As we called it)
I’m Pat O’Connell. Pleased to meet u Brother.
@@fangslaughter1198 yes boy I didn’t leave till August 1982, what part of the country are you in? I’m in Calgary , maybe some day we can meet for coffee if we’re not too far apart . Sorry for the long delay, getting old boy.
My grandfather told me he lost "all his cousins" at Vimy Ridge. My problem is that I was very young and never asked their names. Gramps never spoke of his relatives. The only relation I know and knew was his mother, my great grandmother.
I would love to help you find their names. As one who honours their 2nd cousin who died at Vimy Ridge every year since I found him 6 years ago. A hero who was lost to the family for decades but now reunited to them forever. He was also one of the hundreds of children sent from England to Canada in 1912.
Nice! I love that Canada actually built something awesome in honour of their nations sacrifice, that just screams “CANADA”!
Visited the memorial last summer and met the present day Canadian Currators of the museum.lmpressive memorial well worth a visit to reflect upon their sacrifice. We will remember them.
It really is.
I hope to return someday.
In 2016 I visited the Memorial at Vimy Ridge, large areas are still no go areas for unexploded ordnance, it's shell craters in shell craters, the land has been so savaged. I have a Facebook friend from Canada with the surname Ritchie, as I approached the monument, I thought, "I wonder if there are any Ritchie's listed here". As I got closer I could see names etched onto the stone to the left and right of the central steps. I wondered to the right and the very first name that resolved itself into my view was "Ritchie" I couldn't believe it!, there were actually five Ritchie's listed.
I m so
so GREATFULL and indebted to the very Young Brave boys we fought so I and all Generations to Come CAN AND BE FREE. MAY YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOULS RST IN PEACE. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU AMEN
excellent video
I don't think Canada gets the credit or respect it deserves for its part in either of the world wars.
Quite unexpectedly, I came to inherit my gramdfather's World War One medals on 01 May 2023. My Father told me that HIS dad (my grandfather) returned home to Canada with a 40oz/day habit of Scotch Whiskey. He was a Sapper and he enlisted as soon as he turned 18 in August of 1916. Rest in peace Grandpa. We will remember you.
Velox Versutus Vigilans
Hello Grey Owl. Thanks for sharing.
As a sufferer of PTSD I feel such grief for our undiagnosed veterans.
I quit drinking daily to cope, a year ago
I could only do it because of proper meds and counselling.
Your grandpa didn’t have those tools.
He must have been so frightened frustrated and confused.
May he Rest In Peace.
We will remember him.
I’m glad his medals are being cared for by a person who appreciates their value.
Pro Patria
Canadian Newfoundland 1915 Gallipoli war campaign 19 september suvla bay extraction they withdrew peninsula coribou hill 🇨🇦
I wonder if Iris Brown is still alive, and if she wants to see the monument again.
The Naval Battles of WWI aren't nearly given as much attention as they should. I would've been horrified
From an old US Navy Vet, I send my respects and my thanks for their service and sacrifice of those Brave Heroes!!!
I believe the USA did something along the same lines. Some of the remains were brought back to the US for some at Govt expense??? Or started to and ran outta money??? Beg pardon, memory is fuzzy these days.
Onna side note, I recognize the voice of the fella that does some of the voiceovers for Air Crash/MayDay series.
Hey War Stories...
What's the point in publishing a video for public view
and then suddenly making the arbitrary decision to put it on private?
I work in cafeteria in school in Chicago. When kids make fun of my deformed face I'll scratch there food with my finger nails before I serve them on there food trays. Some look puzzled as to why there food has Scratch marks but I just tell them have a nice day hehe
They never would have fought if they saw what it led to today. We fought on the wrong side.
This comment is very distasteful and insensitive and you should be ashamed for making a comment like that
@@rickgibs9628 Go away leftie bolshevik.
@@rickgibs9628 Totally agree . A very uneducated troll .
I have a memory of my history teacher in grade 11 oftentimes reduced to sobbing at his desk in front of the class and just as often succumbing to prolonged fits of coughing that would result in his leaving the room to go out in the hall where we could still hear him coughing through the closed door. We, being young and stupid, shared sideways glances and smirks at these displays of 'weakness', until two of us mentioned this to our fathers, both of whom had served in WWII and saw action in N.Africa, Italy, Belgium and Holland. The two of us were educated with the fact our history teacher had seen action at The Somme and Vimy Ridge, being gassed and injured by two machine gun bullets. He was suffering from the then named "shell shock" and the today's named PTSD, along with his lungs having been burned from Chlorine gas. My father put it very succinctly by saying if we were prepared to make fun of him, we would the among the worst kinds of human beings and ultimately growing up to be given little respect ourselves.
Thank you, wonderful video, we must never forget the sacrifices made by the veterans. History forgotten is history repeated.
Really well done. Thank you for telling this important part of our history. I am truly grateful to have been to Vimy several times, and each time going to see the inscription of James Currie, a fallen ancestor. It is also the place I took my son before he too joined the Canadian Armed Forces to reflect upon the service and sacrifice demanded of our military forces. I only wish all Canadians could experience it .
Both my Grandfathers fought at Vimy one which made the Pilgrimage for the unveiling, two of my Great Uncles were killed in the Great War a month apart ,one in Ypres and one at the Somme a month apart, my Great Aunt served as a nurse on the Western Front and lost her sweetheart, she never married. In honor of all Canadians who participated in this and other terrible conflicts, myself, my brother and my nephew traveled to the Vimy for the 100th anniversary memorial. If you are Canadian, no matter new or old, if you had or have family that serve or not, you must visit Vimy. It is something that will change your point of view of the world and enforce your belief that war only brings suffering, solves nothing and no one wins. Today more people need to know that war is not a game but human behavior at its worse. Great presentation and one which every Grade 8 student should watch.
Hey ! I live by Vimy ! It’s great to talk about this place :) thanks for your work
This was exceptionally great! Honor to the men
I went there in 2007 with my grandfather who fought in the Second World War my moms uncle fought at the battle of vimy ridge very powerful experience 😢
Damn, I haven’t seen Norm Christie in a really long time.
By far, the most informative and interesting documentaries for the Canadian Soldiers that served our country. Canada doesn’t get the recognition it so justly deserves for the service and sacrifices our men and women made in WW I, WW II and Korea (PPCLI). Our soldiers sacrifices and victories are blurred into the British army and finally, Norm Christi has brought their service into focus. Canada became Canada when Curry and the Canadian Soldiers defeated the Germans at Vimy Ridge. I learned this history through books by Pierre Burton, Will Bird and countless other sources but I was never taught any of this in Elementary or High school and that’s shameful. The result is, most Canadians don’t know their own history!
A wonderful historical coverage about Canadian died soldiers 😢 in WW1...How this documentary respectful their memorial...with out Canadian state or British former common wealth ....but there were not memorials for strengths youthful ,healthy boys were atrocities, brutality of war circumstances converted them to old sick depressed men 😢...they were forgetting for ever
My great grandfather’s brother James Lewis Bayne was a New Zealander from Otago was in Canada when the Great War broke out. He joined the Canadian forces, he was killed in action fighting under the Canadian flag.
Thanks for sharing his story.
We will remember him❤️🇨🇦
Thank You for a wonderful story. it is a great story, a truly wonderful monument for our dead military personal.
I think that all Canadians should go to Vimy but I am Military so my view is different. I am not sure I could return to the battlefields that I served on, to much loss. WW1 Veterans were different.
This is an incredible testament to Canada’s resolve. I’m proud to have made my way to Vimy in my early 20s (1993) to see for myself in awe how incredible the loss was and the valour of all those who fought to allow me to visit the place of beauty.
My great great grandfather im told fought at passendale killed by german artillery and his remains not found his name is on the Tiepval Memorial i dont know much about him
i pray everyday that we and future generations never have to go true the horrors my grandparents and others had to go true in ww2 war does not solve anything it only brings pain suffering and the death if we really want to keep future generations save we need to learn to talk and listen to each other and stop what we are doing now with all this racism and woke ness