Ypres / Tyne Cot / Menin Gate - The Last Post Ceremony

Dir : Dan Van Heeswyk [2008]

A short film about my visit to the Commenwealth War graves at Ypres, Belgium

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[seamonkey41]

nice to see the yorkshire trench being visited on the beginning of the film thank you

[CheapAssFilmsHull]

as a Yorkshireman myself I had to visit there, even though I had a bit of trouble finding it hidden in the middle of an industrial estate!

[gincarnated]

What's the first musical piece?

[CheapAssFilmsHull]

Its all taken from the Band of Brothers soundtrack, apart from the music the military band plays, and the Last Post, obviously!

[Borat911]

It seems the Belgian people are realy grateful for the British helping them out !!  It's nice to see such respect and honoring of these graves and memorials !!

[raggedclown]

This is one of the best things I've found on youtube.

The beauty of the natural scenes at the start of the film make the ceremony more poignant.

R.I.P. Harry Patch, the last Tommy who served in the trenches of WWI, who died today.

[WalsallWatchMaster]

Wonderful.  Thank you.

[flamingsparrow114]

went their with my school and i found my name on the wall was very emotional

[slaphead10]

A sad film but one that fills you with pride, visited the Bradford City and Avenue players graves this year and will visit the Bradford Pals next year.

You really should visit at least once in your lives.

[UKBedders]

I went to Ypres, the Menin Gate, Tyne Cot, Langemark (german cemetary also in Belgium) and Hill 62 (I think that was the number, but it was the one pictured in the video). I went there 5 years ago, and was deeply moved then. This video brings back so many memories. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

RIP to all who gave their lives in all confilicts, on all sides. You will be sorely missed by someone, somewhere.

[fairmount1935]

The Menin Gate ceremony is the most moving experiences for the few left who remember this entirely forgotten generations of young souls, young kids 19 and 20, who died in WW1.

An entire generation of British, French, German and Australians died in vain in a war of hell on earth that , in the end, amounted to a waste of an entire generation. It was all politics and politicians. What a pity.

Lions led by donkeys.

[MrCountryboy58]

Can i stop crying now,my grandfather name is on the gate.Wonderful video

[Mazza4Azza]

@ccclllsport

Do you know the name of the cemetery?

[atomicbangtv]

Im playing this year woooo

[ToM2kWooT]

@CheapAssFilmsHull Yes, when I went to Beligum we had trouble finding it, also, the menin gate, when I laid my wreath, it was the most moving thing I've ever had the honour of participating in. i liked this video and will surely notify you when my videos are up.