" Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well."
Well spoken and very true. Walk around Mouquet Farm and try and not be touched and saddened by the loss of all the young Aussies who served there and died there.
I thoroughly agree with you mate. Granted I'm a Brit but the Commonwealth troops were magnificent and every digger was a volunteer, no conscripts. More than WW2, the Great War was fought by 'the everyman', men and women from our streets. More than 10% of the TOTAL UK population at that time was in uniform by 1918. Thats why it must remain in the public consciousness, especially now that the last of the Tommies who fought there is gone.
It's true. WW1 was truly horrible. The uniforms were lame, the plot was stupid or non-existent, and even the action sequences were disjointed, demoralizing and slow moving. To this day I don't know why they ever decided it was good enough to make a sequel.
Well said and so true , I have visited most battlefields where Soldiers of the AIF fought. Gallipoli is the place everybody knows (and I have been there too) But the western front is the place where the AIF made its name. May the men of the AIF and thier deeds never be forgotten. RIP
Thank you for sharing about Australia, and what your country did in both wars. I'm Canadian. And the history books tend to forget about our nations, and lump us in with the British Commonwealth. We cannot forget about the New Zealanders either! We foought ver hard for peace!!!
The whole WW1 saga was a train wreck, and a war of pride. Its very sad that millions of people had to die for a war started over who had the best Navy. Its horrifying, in fact... But I think that people have forgotten why the war started, and only remember that there was a war. If people remember that it was a wasteful war of pride, they'll realise that we haven't learned the lessons we need to. Just look at the mess in the Far East!
I Thing i have noticed that there a lot of ppl STILL hating germany, i admit when i was a ignorant history freak i hated germany even then but my sister(who has 360+ CD's of music FFS!????) helped open my mind,
To all you idiots who hate germany still
FUCK OFF(ty AA) THE GERMAN FUCKING CITIZENS MAY HAVE JOINED THE MILITARY BUT FUCKING LOOK AT ROMELL THE DESERT FOX HE TRIED TO FUCKING KILL HITLER!
Thanks Angry Aussie for Teaching YT to talk to Idiots
Being from family that were killed on Stalins orders(E Poland) in WW2 it should not be hate but education that we strive for. Be it accountability, reccognition or truth in historical reporting. Thank you for sharing this history.
I am one american veteran of the 1st Gulf War who thanks Almighty GOD for our Australian allies. I hate no own for there land of birth, but i know some natiopns stand closer together than others. GOD BLESS AMERICA and AUSTRALIA
I support and respect all the aussie troops, all these soldiers have had to endure an incredibly rough life.
I do however believe in freedom of speech and the right to question the version we are told about all wars, including the 1st and second war...I dont believe it was only Hitler that caused this to happen.
uneducated and cowardly man are you angry aussie. You're not able to have an intelligent discussion so you come up with "cry me a fuckin river" or "shut up"
you really are a little child aren't you, shame on you, thanks to people like you history is not questioned and will happend again because we can't prevent it if we dont understand it, coward.
i have a great grandfather (he was from New Zealand but Aussies and kiwis fought together as ANZAC) who fought on the western front, he got gased, he survived it but he had alot of health problems after that.
I am very glad to see you made a video for this.... Its an uncommon thing now for people to really understand about the wars. I No matter the nationality I think some due should be given to those fallen.
I think in war you can forget nationality. These men HAD to give their lives. Nobody would do it these days. You just couldn't get away with such a barbaric expectation. Don't forget the Sikhs Muslims Rastafarians Athiest whatever. Men had to surrender their lives to the state. That's what should never be forgotten. Not people justifying wins or losses. Men gave their lives for centuries. They had no rights! This violating inequality should unite men not be fodder for arguement.
war should never be glorified. ever. every digger i heard about, my grandfather included, were no more proud of killing than surviving. a terrible, horrible ordeal in any arena, these heroes deserve nothing more than lasting peace to honour their sacrifice.
Wow, your response is not really as eloquent as your little spiel on Remembrance Day isn't it you touchy wanker? Australia's involvement in WWI was POINTLESS - nothing particularly to be proud or triumphant about, just a prologue to the more important WWII bsttle. You are doing the diggers a disservice by reviving this memory and trying to squeeze patriotism out of it. Pathetic.
That would be because you are a worthless little cunt who deserves no better response. Fuck you, you worthless, shit-eating self-important vile piece of scum.
Me thinks someone should actually read some history before jumping to a view they look to understand very little about.
Now yes WW2 did follow on from The Great War, and yes the outcome of one lead to the other. But you are mistaken in thinking that it is best viewed as a "prologue". The Great War was an event unlike anything before or since in history. It was a world destroying event the likes of which are impossible to compare against (and even harder to view if one things only from now).
I'm confused by the last bit of the video. Are you against those who put their lives on the line and leave their families behind to fight for their countries? Or are you saying that it's a shame there are casualities. The troops do an amazing an courageous thing every single day. And it's not easy.
WWI must not be forgotten. There are very few veterans left. We should try to learn something from what they have been trought before they go... My country fought alongside Australia in the Western Front, but unlike Australians, we where slaughtered as cannon fodder for British Troops.
canada only has 1 WW1 veteran and he said dont forget it and he was also in WW2 and he said ww1 was worse cuz he told me he was 1 of few in his whole company who survived an early war gas attack. hes 106 yrs old
im just saying like 100-200K plus dead americans/canucks dead in WW1 & 2 and vietnam and we started realizing, we gotta stop with these massive death tolls so technology advanced and now we dont need to sent in thousands of troops and fight in trenches to claim battlefields, only 97 or 98 canadians have died in afghanistan
Not sure you can even compare Afghanistan with the great wars. If another major war happened you can bet there will be massive death tolls again AND please don't throw Canada in so with the US. We share many things but history is not one of them that we share much. Our history is much closer to Australia's
Its was not a competition. Hundreds of thousands of men fought side by side and tens of thousands were killed and wounded. I just hope a slaughter on that scale never happens again. And remember to this day there are Aussie and other Commonwealth troops still in action around the World, doing a job that most people would never dream of doing. They deserve our admiration and support.
Of course It is not a competition, but still it is hard not to compare the troops efforts, like the Germans were a very well trained fighting force during both the World Wars; in both cases they just didnt have the economic and people support the Allied powers had, that was their demise... I fully agree, it is not a competition, but some troops are more efficient and effective than others, and it is interesting to note these facts
See Australians are brilliant fighters when we get to it, try Tobruk; Australians held Tobruk through hell and high water from 22/01/1941 til 10/12/1941 with barely a months worth of supplies (ammo, food, everything) yet they held. The British came in on the same day fully armed, and fed; They lost to the German forces on 21/06/1942, even though they had the "training" and equipment to last them years. Interesting how the underequipped Australians trumped the British by nearly double...
Hmmm i never knew that, interesting, However I think that more Australians gave their lives in ww2 in the effort against the thrid reich. Correct me if im wrong.
Hey thanks, I think I'll make a new playlist of Australian history to help me with my studying abroad goals. I may do the same with Australian current events too, not sure yet. (dang, I hope I can handle the school work load should I make it there)
WW1 was certainly pointless, like many wars before and after, but the valour of the individual soldiers (of all nations) is not tarnished by that. The contribution made by the Diggers is not forgotten by this Pom.
part of the commonwealth and only a tiny population, over 200,000 men served more than 35,000 of them died. we played a big part too,
we fared terrible at gallipoli too. as well as the western front. Our northern soldiers did well in the somme for example, as well as southern divisions. One thing that annoys me about Ireland is that we celebrated the 1916 rising with a huge parade but would not celebrate the Irish in WW1.Great video man. Just giving us a voice.
Interesting video, Fittingly, I guess, one of my all time favorite songs is "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda", which as I'm guessing you know, deals with the battle of Gallipoli. I'm not sure exactly how historically accurate the song is, but it's a powerful one nonetheless.
The thing that makes war so sad to me, is that it's actually pointless. People fighting for things they didn't do or create. People who suffer for the rest of their lives for it. Countries destroyed because of war. Look at Vietnam! Absolutely devastated. Look at Iraq and Afghanistan now. Has any real progress been made? That's certainly debatable.
I have nothing but respect for people who have put their lives on the line for their country - no matter what country that may be.
Terrific video, thanks for doing it, you are so right.
My Grandad fought at Gallipoli, got shot in the leg, recovered, was sent to Europe to be gassed. It was only mild, but it was enough for him to be sent home.
I consider Gallipoli to be a Pommy fuckup at our expense, with names like the Somme and Ypres more worthy of our remembrance.
I know that in all reality Gallipoli is a failure...but there's something about it...Dunno what to explain.
Still, that was a very touching way to honour those men who gave our lives so that we may live in freedom...yet why doesn't the end of WWII get remembered in the same way? In reality, that should be more symbolic to us, as in it, Australia was actually attacked.
Angry, you've done a good thing mate, I personally had a great grandmother and two distant uncles who served in WWI, my great grandmother was a nurse stationed in France until late in the war when she was evacuated to London and my uncles both lost their lives during the final years of the war. My great grandmother lived until the age of 98 and I was lucky enough to hear her stories when I was a child.
I'll never forget the sacrifices made by my fellow countrymen.
yea.. wheel keeps on turning. i was wondering if you had any thoughts on the finding of the HMAS SYDNEY. the utube channel 20TH CENTURY WAR has a great documentary on it...also.. another one on AUSTRALIANS IN WW2. if you haven't seen them... you should. i think you would enjoy them.
Hey I'm just finishing primary school in Brisbane. The thing is you taught me a lot there and alot in your other videos. School children like me are only taught about Gallipolli except for when we wemt to the war memorial in Canberra. So yeah i didn't know we did good in the western front. Thanks, your an intelligent person.
They had a programme on the BBC, where they had Rolf Harris finding out about his family's history in WWI.
Being an Aussie, of course, his father and uncle served with the ANZACs and they fought on the Western Front - the importance of their role and sacrifice made there was brought home by the programme.
I already knew about how important the ANZACs had been in WWII - as Churchill remarked, the Allies lost every battle before El Alamein and won every battle after it.
And it was the ANZACs who fought that battle and turned the tide of the war.
But, until watching that programme and your video, I didn't realise the extent to which the ANZACs were similarly crucial in WWI on the Western Front too.
It's a pity that you can't really watch that programme, because there was something in it that every Aussie should see.
Rolf visited this school in France and painted on the side of the school in big letters was "DO NOT FORGET AUSTRALIA".
And he went inside and saw how the kids had done projects on kangaroos and wombats - learning about all things Australian - and drawing Aboriginal-style dot paintings of the animals.
As Rolf said, he had no idea that there was a small part of France that, still to this day, shows such love to Australia.
Unfortunately, though the programme is still on the BBC's "iPlayer", that site can't be accessed outside of the UK.
But, anyway, the ANZACs are definitely not forgotten in France nor in Britain.
Nor the Canadians and Americans landing on the Normandy beaches in WWII either.
Truth is, we all won those wars together - everyone played their part and any nation missing would have at least terrifyingly prolonged it - with all that additional loss of life - if not spelt defeat.
Lest we forget any of them. From any nation. In any war.
To remember to place our humanity first and foremost, and not succumb to petty parochial nationalism - that which causes these forever unnecessary deaths time and again?
May we all, one day, both live and rest in peace. Forever.
p.s. The name of the town is called "Villers-Bretonneux" and they have a "Rue de Melbourne" there. ;D
Look it up on Google Maps, and you can see a school building (buildings surrounding a central play yard) - called "L'ecole Victoria" - just off "Rue de Victoria".
That school has "DO NOT FORGET AUSTRALIA" painted on its side.
Also, try visiting the "Villers-Bretonneux [dot] com" website, as they have a section specially for Australians - welcoming Aussies back to visit any time. :D
There sure are a hell of a lot of Australians under the earth there. Incidentally, those same diggers who turned the battle of El Alamein eventually returned home to support the reservists who were fighting the Japanese on the Kokoda trail. The handed the Japanese their first defeat in what was the only battle that was actually to protect Australia from invasion.
gotta stand up and salute those that died so that we can enjoy the great Australia we have today.
good on em all, they're the true heroes
lest we forget.
it truly is sad that we haven't learned that war really isn't the answer to anything. it only brings death, misery, and heartache to families and troops no matter what side your on.
We didn't get the day off...So not for remembrance. Australia was a MAJOR player in WW2 and a lot of people don't give credit it. They were a key player in the Pacific Theater.
I don't think it's that people have forgotten about the other wars at all.
But WWI is the special focus of remembrance this year, simply because it's the 90th anniversary from when it ended.
It's not meant as a disrespect to those who died in other wars - or even those who are fighting right now in Iraq and Afghanistan - but it is simply a focus on WWI because of its anniversary.
you stuip wog go back to your oilly wog filled land and stay there you should go to the bush and blow your head off scum bag and get a nose job that things huge
you stuip wog go back to your oilly wog filled land and stay there you should go to the bush and blow your head off scum bag and get a nose job that things huge
May all the soldiers that died (and also the ones that lived) in WW1 and any other war be remembered for everything they did for their countries. May they be blessed by the Gods and Goddesses.
What did they do? They sacrificed their lifes for nothing.Just to die in a global game of chess being played by the bankers who funded WWI and WWII.The men behind these wars were never brought to justice. Henry Kissinger says it best "military men are mere stupid animals which are to be used as pawns to inforce the current foreign policy.
Does that mean we should forget what they did to protect their loved ones? What they did to try and prevent another war? Even if the war was a waste, the men who fought and died in every war should not be forgotten. They are the reason why we live in democracy; because they protected that freedom.
Protect their loved ones. You mean like America is protecting their loved ones from Saddam and his Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. LOL. I say never forget how all these brave young men that were willing to sacrifice their lives for us were tricked to give up their lives and die. No. Never forget. The Union Bank that Prescott Bush(Bushes grandfather)was in control of was taken over by the USA government because he was funding Hitler. Lets never forget
Dude, shut up. Don't disrespect those who fought for you. Let's put a gun in your hands and see you fight like they did for the safety of the innocent these brave men (and women) fought for, and are still fighting for to this day.
You're no better than the ones you seem to blame the wars on.
No, I am just as bad as the people who funded Hitler and the Third Reich and murdered millions. :)
It is obvious to me you know nothing about WWII. Lets play a game. Name two of Hitlers close companions. Maybe you can name two books Hitler wrote. No. I think you never remembered what happened in the first place. Your probably one of those who thinks they found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Did you know that it is now declassified that Gulf of Tonkin never happened.
How does any of that justify your insults to these heroes? So there is no WMD in Iraq (which was pointless to bring up in the first place). So they were used as "pawns" in these wars. These men and women who fight do not fight for the greedy men with power. They fight to protect the innocent. They deserve our respect, because without them you would be 6 feet under right now.
There is no path to peace. Peace is the path. Why would I be six feet under? I am not afraid of some made up boogieman who lives in a cave. Do you know what the Gulf of Tonkin is? If you do not, you should not be talking about remembering because then it is obvious you do not remember.The last true heroes of a war were the founding fathers who fought of the evil bank of England in the civil war. How am I insulting?Because I can not be proud that so many of my family were slaughtered for nothing
learned? what? to have less wars? kinda.... to not have wars? hell no.....
war=TFU; ... and to some extent..... quite simply: world=TFU
bbphnix 8 months ago
@bbphnix it does seem that way
AngryAussie 8 months ago
" Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well."
M.Kemal
schattenfaust 1 year ago
thanks for that information. Im sure they would be happy you did this.
taekwondoButler 1 year ago
@taekwondoButler A little remembrance is a good thing
AngryAussie 1 year ago
Well spoken and very true. Walk around Mouquet Farm and try and not be touched and saddened by the loss of all the young Aussies who served there and died there.
laurana99 2 years ago
Those mass cemeteries really get to me.
AngryAussie 2 years ago
Still the best vid out on YouTube for ANZACS Angry.
Lest We forget.
StinkyKnobcheese 2 years ago
Lest we forget.
AngryAussie 2 years ago
I thoroughly agree with you mate. Granted I'm a Brit but the Commonwealth troops were magnificent and every digger was a volunteer, no conscripts. More than WW2, the Great War was fought by 'the everyman', men and women from our streets. More than 10% of the TOTAL UK population at that time was in uniform by 1918. Thats why it must remain in the public consciousness, especially now that the last of the Tommies who fought there is gone.
RobAtEvil 2 years ago
It certainly should not be forgotten
AngryAussie 2 years ago
Do you mind passing that ending on to my brother?
He runs off to war twice a decade. It seems like he's ALWAYS running off to war, but he didn't like the first time he was in Iraq.
He couldn't understand what they were doing there, and nobody would enlighten him.
He said he felt like people were lying to him and deliberately keeping him in the dark.
Then he got in trouble for telling me that.
I really see no difference between Bush and Saddam Hussein. Bush was a despot too.
And a freak.
vickiormindyb 2 years ago
Bush 2 was a soulless liar who caused the needless deaths of thousands simply to advance his own agenda
AngryAussie 2 years ago
It's true. WW1 was truly horrible. The uniforms were lame, the plot was stupid or non-existent, and even the action sequences were disjointed, demoralizing and slow moving. To this day I don't know why they ever decided it was good enough to make a sequel.
formless777 2 years ago
You're hilarious
AngryAussie 2 years ago
Amen !
montbrehain 2 years ago
Well said and so true , I have visited most battlefields where Soldiers of the AIF fought. Gallipoli is the place everybody knows (and I have been there too) But the western front is the place where the AIF made its name. May the men of the AIF and thier deeds never be forgotten. RIP
montbrehain 2 years ago
And hopefully it will never happen again
AngryAussie 2 years ago
yea really history book tend to forget about our nations and put us in with the British Commonwealth.
i'm Proud to be Canadian
Saigong1 2 years ago
Good for you
AngryAussie 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing about Australia, and what your country did in both wars. I'm Canadian. And the history books tend to forget about our nations, and lump us in with the British Commonwealth. We cannot forget about the New Zealanders either! We foought ver hard for peace!!!
Amundus 2 years ago
Yes, there were many sacrifices
AngryAussie 2 years ago
I wanna swat that fly for you!! lol
Australia fought bravely RIP.
Fatalize222 2 years ago
FLIES! There were so many of them!
AngryAussie 2 years ago
The whole WW1 saga was a train wreck, and a war of pride. Its very sad that millions of people had to die for a war started over who had the best Navy. Its horrifying, in fact... But I think that people have forgotten why the war started, and only remember that there was a war. If people remember that it was a wasteful war of pride, they'll realise that we haven't learned the lessons we need to. Just look at the mess in the Far East!
ScarlettKitsune 2 years ago
It really was a horror story
AngryAussie 2 years ago
Die for your country?
I Cant remember the saying but General George S. Patton Of the Allied Forces during WW2 Said....
"The point of war is not to die for your country but make the other bastard die for his"
beastboy834 3 years ago
I Thing i have noticed that there a lot of ppl STILL hating germany, i admit when i was a ignorant history freak i hated germany even then but my sister(who has 360+ CD's of music FFS!????) helped open my mind,
To all you idiots who hate germany still
FUCK OFF(ty AA) THE GERMAN FUCKING CITIZENS MAY HAVE JOINED THE MILITARY BUT FUCKING LOOK AT ROMELL THE DESERT FOX HE TRIED TO FUCKING KILL HITLER!
Thanks Angry Aussie for Teaching YT to talk to Idiots
beastboy834 3 years ago
It is pointless to hate the people of a country because of a past war.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Being from family that were killed on Stalins orders(E Poland) in WW2 it should not be hate but education that we strive for. Be it accountability, reccognition or truth in historical reporting. Thank you for sharing this history.
Carol, USA
Stashahere 2 years ago
You're welcome
AngryAussie 2 years ago
I am one american veteran of the 1st Gulf War who thanks Almighty GOD for our Australian allies. I hate no own for there land of birth, but i know some natiopns stand closer together than others. GOD BLESS AMERICA and AUSTRALIA
brewers97 2 years ago
I support and respect all the aussie troops, all these soldiers have had to endure an incredibly rough life.
I do however believe in freedom of speech and the right to question the version we are told about all wars, including the 1st and second war...I dont believe it was only Hitler that caused this to happen.
Australianawareness 3 years ago
I have a message for conspiracy theorists.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
yes answer some questions for the "conspiracy theorist" if you have the balls. I'll have a few questions for you mate.
Australianawareness 3 years ago
The answer is shut the fuck up.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
uneducated and cowardly man are you angry aussie. You're not able to have an intelligent discussion so you come up with "cry me a fuckin river" or "shut up"
You're like a little child mate.
Australianawareness 3 years ago
And you're like an ignorant, whiny little bitch.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
you really are a little child aren't you, shame on you, thanks to people like you history is not questioned and will happend again because we can't prevent it if we dont understand it, coward.
Australianawareness 3 years ago
You're a boring, repetitive self-indulgent shit-eating fuckwit
AngryAussie 3 years ago
i have a great grandfather (he was from New Zealand but Aussies and kiwis fought together as ANZAC) who fought on the western front, he got gased, he survived it but he had alot of health problems after that.
KiwiAussieGuy 3 years ago
oi =[ Australia AND new zealand (anzac day)
Ocoton 3 years ago
I am very glad to see you made a video for this.... Its an uncommon thing now for people to really understand about the wars. I No matter the nationality I think some due should be given to those fallen.
deathofbarney 3 years ago
I think in war you can forget nationality. These men HAD to give their lives. Nobody would do it these days. You just couldn't get away with such a barbaric expectation. Don't forget the Sikhs Muslims Rastafarians Athiest whatever. Men had to surrender their lives to the state. That's what should never be forgotten. Not people justifying wins or losses. Men gave their lives for centuries. They had no rights! This violating inequality should unite men not be fodder for arguement.
motorokruk 3 years ago
The one hope I hold out is that it won't happen again.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
I doubt it fella. But never say never.
motorokruk 3 years ago
war should never be glorified. ever. every digger i heard about, my grandfather included, were no more proud of killing than surviving. a terrible, horrible ordeal in any arena, these heroes deserve nothing more than lasting peace to honour their sacrifice.
fuzzball11001 3 years ago 2
It's the horror that should never be forgotten - the scarifices should never have happened.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Bah, go write for The Age. So P.C.
thejobloshow 3 years ago
Fuck off you pathetic moron.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Wow, your response is not really as eloquent as your little spiel on Remembrance Day isn't it you touchy wanker? Australia's involvement in WWI was POINTLESS - nothing particularly to be proud or triumphant about, just a prologue to the more important WWII bsttle. You are doing the diggers a disservice by reviving this memory and trying to squeeze patriotism out of it. Pathetic.
thejobloshow 3 years ago
That would be because you are a worthless little cunt who deserves no better response. Fuck you, you worthless, shit-eating self-important vile piece of scum.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Me thinks someone should actually read some history before jumping to a view they look to understand very little about.
Now yes WW2 did follow on from The Great War, and yes the outcome of one lead to the other. But you are mistaken in thinking that it is best viewed as a "prologue". The Great War was an event unlike anything before or since in history. It was a world destroying event the likes of which are impossible to compare against (and even harder to view if one things only from now).
Squato 3 years ago
I'm confused by the last bit of the video. Are you against those who put their lives on the line and leave their families behind to fight for their countries? Or are you saying that it's a shame there are casualities. The troops do an amazing an courageous thing every single day. And it's not easy.
ennaoj21 3 years ago
Just read the info about the quote being from the Wilfred Owen Poem.
ennaoj21 3 years ago
WWI was utterly pointless. That doesn't diminish the sacrifice of those who died.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
WWI must not be forgotten. There are very few veterans left. We should try to learn something from what they have been trought before they go... My country fought alongside Australia in the Western Front, but unlike Australians, we where slaughtered as cannon fodder for British Troops.
jonaspv 3 years ago
canada only has 1 WW1 veteran and he said dont forget it and he was also in WW2 and he said ww1 was worse cuz he told me he was 1 of few in his whole company who survived an early war gas attack. hes 106 yrs old
therealsporadicaarmy 3 years ago
What we need to learn is to not do it again.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
mate aussie troops did not make 10% of the allied forces... we only made up half of that.
tiBbLeX 3 years ago
Let's see... I did research and you're some random dude on the internet... hmmm, no, I don't think I'll be listening to you.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
vietnam was the last time north america took major losses on the battlefield
therealsporadicaarmy 3 years ago
I guess your view on major might vary if you were the one getting shot.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
im just saying like 100-200K plus dead americans/canucks dead in WW1 & 2 and vietnam and we started realizing, we gotta stop with these massive death tolls so technology advanced and now we dont need to sent in thousands of troops and fight in trenches to claim battlefields, only 97 or 98 canadians have died in afghanistan
therealsporadicaarmy 3 years ago
Not sure you can even compare Afghanistan with the great wars. If another major war happened you can bet there will be massive death tolls again AND please don't throw Canada in so with the US. We share many things but history is not one of them that we share much. Our history is much closer to Australia's
Peorhum 2 years ago
Its was not a competition. Hundreds of thousands of men fought side by side and tens of thousands were killed and wounded. I just hope a slaughter on that scale never happens again. And remember to this day there are Aussie and other Commonwealth troops still in action around the World, doing a job that most people would never dream of doing. They deserve our admiration and support.
neep28 3 years ago
Of course It is not a competition, but still it is hard not to compare the troops efforts, like the Germans were a very well trained fighting force during both the World Wars; in both cases they just didnt have the economic and people support the Allied powers had, that was their demise... I fully agree, it is not a competition, but some troops are more efficient and effective than others, and it is interesting to note these facts
QuannanHade 3 years ago
What did I say that suggested competition. It's called giving perspective.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Nothing
neep28 3 years ago
See Australians are brilliant fighters when we get to it, try Tobruk; Australians held Tobruk through hell and high water from 22/01/1941 til 10/12/1941 with barely a months worth of supplies (ammo, food, everything) yet they held. The British came in on the same day fully armed, and fed; They lost to the German forces on 21/06/1942, even though they had the "training" and equipment to last them years. Interesting how the underequipped Australians trumped the British by nearly double...
QuannanHade 3 years ago
That was indeed a major event in WWII
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Hmmm i never knew that, interesting, However I think that more Australians gave their lives in ww2 in the effort against the thrid reich. Correct me if im wrong.
Huzzah89 3 years ago
All countries lost more lives in WWII
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Hey thanks, I think I'll make a new playlist of Australian history to help me with my studying abroad goals. I may do the same with Australian current events too, not sure yet. (dang, I hope I can handle the school work load should I make it there)
Lavenderrose73 3 years ago
Glad to be able to help :)
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Ooohh, I just noticed the page you posted for your source. Andrew, you rock for that! I'll certainly keep my eyes peeled for more. : )
Lavenderrose73 3 years ago
thanks for the information. I knew some of this infomation, but not all. god bless you sir.
nightshadelives40 3 years ago
I like to educate
AngryAussie 3 years ago
WW1 was certainly pointless, like many wars before and after, but the valour of the individual soldiers (of all nations) is not tarnished by that. The contribution made by the Diggers is not forgotten by this Pom.
GER1380 3 years ago
Let's hope people are never asked to sacrifice their lives for something so pointless again.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Don't forget the Irish in the war.
part of the commonwealth and only a tiny population, over 200,000 men served more than 35,000 of them died. we played a big part too,
we fared terrible at gallipoli too. as well as the western front. Our northern soldiers did well in the somme for example, as well as southern divisions. One thing that annoys me about Ireland is that we celebrated the 1916 rising with a huge parade but would not celebrate the Irish in WW1.Great video man. Just giving us a voice.
moffitmasterman 3 years ago
And so you should!
AngryAussie 3 years ago
cheers.like others have said, world war one was pointless. the war to end all wars, load of bullshit. sorry,
this subject just annoys me, quite a lot.
moffitmasterman 3 years ago
Interesting video, Fittingly, I guess, one of my all time favorite songs is "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda", which as I'm guessing you know, deals with the battle of Gallipoli. I'm not sure exactly how historically accurate the song is, but it's a powerful one nonetheless.
ohcalcutta81 3 years ago
It's one persons story rather than a historical document but it's a good song.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Lest we forget
AngryAussie 3 years ago
The thing that makes war so sad to me, is that it's actually pointless. People fighting for things they didn't do or create. People who suffer for the rest of their lives for it. Countries destroyed because of war. Look at Vietnam! Absolutely devastated. Look at Iraq and Afghanistan now. Has any real progress been made? That's certainly debatable.
I have nothing but respect for people who have put their lives on the line for their country - no matter what country that may be.
nellezor 3 years ago 2
WWI in particular was horrifically pointless.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
google video: books of our times: Cross of Iron
hope u enjoy
DimitrisKs 3 years ago
Thanks for the tip.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
yep as soon as i clicked the link i remembered his name lol wilfred owen studdied afew of his poems
Gregory748 3 years ago
He's pretty widely studied.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
i wonder what will happen when all the ww2 vet. die and there are no more left on the next nov. 11th? (not next year's but u know)
spy69yps 3 years ago
In Australia, the families of diggers march in their place.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
SO well put!
missdivinestalls 3 years ago
Cheers
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Smartest words I've heard come out of your mouth mate.
d2thac1987 3 years ago
Thanks. I think.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Belligerents
Entente Powers (Allied) United Kingdom * Australia * India * Newfoundland * New Zealand * Egyptian labourers France * French West Africa
Central Powers
Ottoman Empire (Turkey) German Empire Austria-Hungary
SilvaBullet4c 3 years ago
OK then.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Terrific video, thanks for doing it, you are so right.
My Grandad fought at Gallipoli, got shot in the leg, recovered, was sent to Europe to be gassed. It was only mild, but it was enough for him to be sent home.
I consider Gallipoli to be a Pommy fuckup at our expense, with names like the Somme and Ypres more worthy of our remembrance.
golddigger159 3 years ago
Whoops, missed out a word.
I ALSO consider Gallipoli to be a Pommy fuckup at our expense.
golddigger159 3 years ago
It was an awful experience they were put through.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
All Gallipoli was, was an English fuck up at our expense.
trentspencerktm 3 years ago
That pretty much sums up all of WWI
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Well done.
Lest we forget
wallmec 3 years ago
Thanks.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
I know that in all reality Gallipoli is a failure...but there's something about it...Dunno what to explain.
Still, that was a very touching way to honour those men who gave our lives so that we may live in freedom...yet why doesn't the end of WWII get remembered in the same way? In reality, that should be more symbolic to us, as in it, Australia was actually attacked.
Still.
Lest we forget
Enshidia 3 years ago
I'm going to do a vid about Kokoda sometime as well.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Angry, you've done a good thing mate, I personally had a great grandmother and two distant uncles who served in WWI, my great grandmother was a nurse stationed in France until late in the war when she was evacuated to London and my uncles both lost their lives during the final years of the war. My great grandmother lived until the age of 98 and I was lucky enough to hear her stories when I was a child.
I'll never forget the sacrifices made by my fellow countrymen.
Lest we forget.
AureliusAtreides 3 years ago
We should certainly never forget the service of nurses and medical personnel. I can't imagine the horrors they saw.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
now that was well done. proper brain-work you've been doing. 20 MILLION DEAD if that doesn't make one angry enough.. then nothing ever will.
kissmybuttdimple 3 years ago
Well, it didn't stop WWII with 60 million dead.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
yea.. wheel keeps on turning. i was wondering if you had any thoughts on the finding of the HMAS SYDNEY. the utube channel 20TH CENTURY WAR has a great documentary on it...also.. another one on AUSTRALIANS IN WW2. if you haven't seen them... you should. i think you would enjoy them.
kissmybuttdimple 3 years ago
Hey I'm just finishing primary school in Brisbane. The thing is you taught me a lot there and alot in your other videos. School children like me are only taught about Gallipolli except for when we wemt to the war memorial in Canberra. So yeah i didn't know we did good in the western front. Thanks, your an intelligent person.
jameston91 3 years ago
I do my best
AngryAussie 3 years ago
nice work angry!
TheTrueMKDmachine 3 years ago
Thanks :)
AngryAussie 3 years ago
They had a programme on the BBC, where they had Rolf Harris finding out about his family's history in WWI.
Being an Aussie, of course, his father and uncle served with the ANZACs and they fought on the Western Front - the importance of their role and sacrifice made there was brought home by the programme.
I already knew about how important the ANZACs had been in WWII - as Churchill remarked, the Allies lost every battle before El Alamein and won every battle after it.
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
And it was the ANZACs who fought that battle and turned the tide of the war.
But, until watching that programme and your video, I didn't realise the extent to which the ANZACs were similarly crucial in WWI on the Western Front too.
It's a pity that you can't really watch that programme, because there was something in it that every Aussie should see.
Rolf visited this school in France and painted on the side of the school in big letters was "DO NOT FORGET AUSTRALIA".
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
And he went inside and saw how the kids had done projects on kangaroos and wombats - learning about all things Australian - and drawing Aboriginal-style dot paintings of the animals.
As Rolf said, he had no idea that there was a small part of France that, still to this day, shows such love to Australia.
Unfortunately, though the programme is still on the BBC's "iPlayer", that site can't be accessed outside of the UK.
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
But, anyway, the ANZACs are definitely not forgotten in France nor in Britain.
Nor the Canadians and Americans landing on the Normandy beaches in WWII either.
Truth is, we all won those wars together - everyone played their part and any nation missing would have at least terrifyingly prolonged it - with all that additional loss of life - if not spelt defeat.
Lest we forget any of them. From any nation. In any war.
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
Is this not the true message of remembrance?
To remember to place our humanity first and foremost, and not succumb to petty parochial nationalism - that which causes these forever unnecessary deaths time and again?
May we all, one day, both live and rest in peace. Forever.
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
p.s. The name of the town is called "Villers-Bretonneux" and they have a "Rue de Melbourne" there. ;D
Look it up on Google Maps, and you can see a school building (buildings surrounding a central play yard) - called "L'ecole Victoria" - just off "Rue de Victoria".
That school has "DO NOT FORGET AUSTRALIA" painted on its side.
Also, try visiting the "Villers-Bretonneux [dot] com" website, as they have a section specially for Australians - welcoming Aussies back to visit any time. :D
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
Also isnt that towns main street Kangaroo Avenue or something. Sorry if I'm wrong but this is what I've been told can anyone help me out with this.
skeletonjoe 3 years ago
I don't know about that (I haven't actually visited the place myself - just saw a TV show about it and looked it up on teh Google Maps).
But there is a restaurant called "Le Kangourou" (French for "the kangaroo", obviously) there.
Hmm, I wonder if you get a discount for being Australian. ;D
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
There sure are a hell of a lot of Australians under the earth there. Incidentally, those same diggers who turned the battle of El Alamein eventually returned home to support the reservists who were fighting the Japanese on the Kokoda trail. The handed the Japanese their first defeat in what was the only battle that was actually to protect Australia from invasion.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Did those flys not piss you off ?
KidInvisble 3 years ago
You should see the outtakes
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Not sure this is the appropriate time for sarcasm
AngryAussie 3 years ago
my great grandfather fought in Africa
VortexNeurofunk 3 years ago
The veterans in every theatre deserve thanks.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
indeed they do :) was just saying hehe
VortexNeurofunk 3 years ago
gotta stand up and salute those that died so that we can enjoy the great Australia we have today.
good on em all, they're the true heroes
lest we forget.
it truly is sad that we haven't learned that war really isn't the answer to anything. it only brings death, misery, and heartache to families and troops no matter what side your on.
GoodfellaAdriano 3 years ago
We have war to end wars :P
Meaning we sometimes need a war to teach people that violence isnt always the answer.
Azated2 3 years ago
Sadly, WWI wasn't about us living free but their sacrifice should still be honoured.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
It's called Veterans Day here in the United States of Obama. :)
HLuna52180 3 years ago
It has a few names around the world.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
LEST WE FORGET!
May our diggers rest in honor, and peace.
L1ttl313 3 years ago
Lest we forget
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Ironical beginning. The hegemony secret strife between Britain and the U.S. is from ww1.
Fourteen Points by President Woodrow Wilson. This Article one shows Britain's diplomatic power deprivation.
then, that is, It was necessary that Churchill tank came out in ww2.
riceisasia 3 years ago
An occupation good at Anglo-Saxon is not a poem but war.
Invention which appeared in history epoch-makingly in this war. Tank.
Churchill is also engaged in tank development.
Britain becomes the world's No.1 of tank export as a military-industrial complex advanced nation after ww1.
riceisasia 3 years ago
OK, you're insane. We get it.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
We didn't get the day off...So not for remembrance. Australia was a MAJOR player in WW2 and a lot of people don't give credit it. They were a key player in the Pacific Theater.
Drooldog 3 years ago
Yep, lucky for US the US found the pacific theatre important too.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
poem? Is Tuna culture business favorable?
riceisasia 3 years ago
For soldiers around the world, we should all feel very lucky for their personal efforts!
Montagraph 3 years ago
We sure as hell should be!
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Great video, but I luaghed out loud when that bug crawled on your face. You tried to ignore it. Comedy.
TimebanditYS 3 years ago
You should see my outtakes.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -Sri Chinmoy Ghose
sadly i dont think that will ever happen, and people will never learn their lessons
schrei45 3 years ago
There's always someone who wants to exploit other people's desire for peace.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
People talk about WW1 and WW2...No one ever mentions the Vietnam war. Please, remembrance day isn't about ww1 or ww2, it's about remembering...
Michelfallon 3 years ago
I don't think it's that people have forgotten about the other wars at all.
But WWI is the special focus of remembrance this year, simply because it's the 90th anniversary from when it ended.
It's not meant as a disrespect to those who died in other wars - or even those who are fighting right now in Iraq and Afghanistan - but it is simply a focus on WWI because of its anniversary.
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
This date happens to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the end of WWI
AngryAussie 3 years ago
Very deep and calm video. I probly wouldn't have paid any notice to this if you hadn't put this up, thanks for that.
killbot90 3 years ago
I like to educate occasionally
AngryAussie 3 years ago
welll fuck you ... for starters
make some sense u stupid fucking wog cock sucker!!
if you want to die from explosion come see me i'll make the explsoive myself too you wog prick
go die in your own hole!!
rocket278 3 years ago
you stuip wog go back to your oilly wog filled land and stay there you should go to the bush and blow your head off scum bag and get a nose job that things huge
jonosname 3 years ago
you stuip wog go back to your oilly wog filled land and stay there you should go to the bush and blow your head off scum bag and get a nose job that things huge
jonosname 3 years ago
May all the soldiers that died (and also the ones that lived) in WW1 and any other war be remembered for everything they did for their countries. May they be blessed by the Gods and Goddesses.
Demonangelgurl 3 years ago
What did they do? They sacrificed their lifes for nothing.Just to die in a global game of chess being played by the bankers who funded WWI and WWII.The men behind these wars were never brought to justice. Henry Kissinger says it best "military men are mere stupid animals which are to be used as pawns to inforce the current foreign policy.
itstimetoreadabook 3 years ago
Does that mean we should forget what they did to protect their loved ones? What they did to try and prevent another war? Even if the war was a waste, the men who fought and died in every war should not be forgotten. They are the reason why we live in democracy; because they protected that freedom.
trademark323 3 years ago
Protect their loved ones. You mean like America is protecting their loved ones from Saddam and his Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. LOL. I say never forget how all these brave young men that were willing to sacrifice their lives for us were tricked to give up their lives and die. No. Never forget. The Union Bank that Prescott Bush(Bushes grandfather)was in control of was taken over by the USA government because he was funding Hitler. Lets never forget
itstimetoreadabook 3 years ago
Dude, shut up. Don't disrespect those who fought for you. Let's put a gun in your hands and see you fight like they did for the safety of the innocent these brave men (and women) fought for, and are still fighting for to this day.
You're no better than the ones you seem to blame the wars on.
trademark323 3 years ago
I can see were your coming from but I highly doubt some random guy gave two shits about me and you
I'm sorry I just find this very unlikely please flame away at how I'm ignorant or something good sir
obey52 3 years ago
No, I am just as bad as the people who funded Hitler and the Third Reich and murdered millions. :)
It is obvious to me you know nothing about WWII. Lets play a game. Name two of Hitlers close companions. Maybe you can name two books Hitler wrote. No. I think you never remembered what happened in the first place. Your probably one of those who thinks they found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Did you know that it is now declassified that Gulf of Tonkin never happened.
itstimetoreadabook 3 years ago
How does any of that justify your insults to these heroes? So there is no WMD in Iraq (which was pointless to bring up in the first place). So they were used as "pawns" in these wars. These men and women who fight do not fight for the greedy men with power. They fight to protect the innocent. They deserve our respect, because without them you would be 6 feet under right now.
trademark323 3 years ago
There is no path to peace. Peace is the path. Why would I be six feet under? I am not afraid of some made up boogieman who lives in a cave. Do you know what the Gulf of Tonkin is? If you do not, you should not be talking about remembering because then it is obvious you do not remember.The last true heroes of a war were the founding fathers who fought of the evil bank of England in the civil war. How am I insulting?Because I can not be proud that so many of my family were slaughtered for nothing
itstimetoreadabook 3 years ago
o.O
Cap1108 3 years ago
It's time to shut the fuck up.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
And lets hope we don't face anything similar in the future
AngryAussie 3 years ago
that was very deep. i've never seen you so calm.
wekwafe 3 years ago
I do this type of video occasionally.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
whats that saying......those who forget will repeat mistakes..something like that.. anyway thanx angry...
brighton4410 3 years ago
"Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it", I think is the phrase you're looking for. ;D
KlaxonCow 3 years ago
Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
thank you aussie mate for remembering the poor buggers from OZ who fought in ww1
remember all vetrens from ALL wars!
once again mate thank you
Graham(Tankie)Todd ex Royal Tank Regiment
grahamkeithtodd 3 years ago
And thanks to you for your service too, mate.
AngryAussie 3 years ago
yeah, we did the minute of silence yesterday at school. its truly a big moment then you have the stupid year 7's fucking around.
rocket278 3 years ago