SteveMarsdin Posted 9 November , 2009 Share Posted 9 November , 2009 Good evening All, Watched this programme on BBC 4 last night. It was scheduled as part of their "war graves" themed week. It is available on BBC-i player and repeated on BBC 4 later in the week. Although, as the title suggests, it is about actions in WW2, it has its origins in WW1 and the CWGC (then EWGC). The Commission opened an "English" school in Ypres for the children of its many gardeners and other staff. This is the story of what happened to some of them. With a strong Forum presence in and around Ypres I am sure it will be of interest to many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 9 November , 2009 Share Posted 9 November , 2009 It is truly an amazing story, I know many people here in Ieper directly descended from the original WW1 Gardeners, I'm kind of working a history (iilustrated of their tale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulsterlad2 Posted 9 November , 2009 Share Posted 9 November , 2009 Watched it. Thought it was very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Treport Posted 9 November , 2009 Share Posted 9 November , 2009 The book (discussed here) is even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMarsdin Posted 10 November , 2009 Author Share Posted 10 November , 2009 Thanks Alasdair, I didn't see the previous thread in "book reviews" when I searched prior to posting. Thanks for the link and credit to Sue Elliott (YpresSue); another book for the Christmas list !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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