sueburden Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 Found these pictures on U Tube which may be of interest. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David26 Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 Very nice, thank you Sue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviebullsatatter Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 A story behind every picture...its as if you don't need words as they speak for themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 15 minutes ago, Steviebullsatatter said: A story behind every picture...its as if you don't need words as they speak for themselves I wish they could tell us their names! ;-) M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviebullsatatter Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 4 minutes ago, Matlock1418 said: I wish they could tell us their names! ;-) M That my friend is the one thing that we would want isn't it.....although just maybe someone will be able to spot a relative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 1 minute ago, Steviebullsatatter said: although just maybe someone will be able to spot a relative Let's hope. :-) M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviebullsatatter Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 Agreed matlock Sometimes it is all that some families will ever have. Just brilliant that someone had the foresight to ut them on you tube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 3 minutes ago, Steviebullsatatter said: Sometimes it is all that some families will ever have. Yes, only hope was the lot of many then [and now] Was looking for a photo of a 'missing' family member [as his photo is now lost to me, as he was to his close family without a known grave] but sadly couldn't even see his cap badge, let alone potentially him. :-/ M 10 minutes ago, Steviebullsatatter said: Just brilliant that someone had the foresight to ut them on you tube Yes. And for them to be shared on GWF! :-) M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 (edited) The soldier at 0.46 Somewhere in France, I have seen that photo before. Margaret Edited 23 October , 2021 by Margaretnolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviebullsatatter Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 This site is incredible in that there is so much experience on here and so much information that it will always come up when people Google the Great war Its really tough when there aren't any photos and very little information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Steviebullsatatter said: This site is incredible in that there is so much experience on here and so much information that it will always come up when people Google the Great war Those photos could likely give @FROGSMILEand others hours of fun to describe in detail [to my limited eye there seem quite a lot of Engineers and Artillery cap badges there, possibly Army Service Corps ... ?] Shame there aren't any photo numbers, only a timer, to reference them by. :-) M Edited 23 October , 2021 by Matlock1418 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviebullsatatter Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 Agreed..hopefully someone will recognise someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 (edited) If each photo was posted individually it would be possible to ID most of the corps/regiments. Lots of RE, RA, ASC, RAMC, etc. as well as some infantry. Most of the latter seem to be from Yorkshire and Scottish regiments. Date wise the headress and respirator case straps, plus the prevalence of simplified jackets, together suggest a time span 1915-16. Edited 23 October , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 24 October , 2021 Share Posted 24 October , 2021 Thanks for posting, the majority seem to feature the same location. The soldier at 3 mins 10 secs. seems very young. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordercollie Posted 24 October , 2021 Share Posted 24 October , 2021 They were taken at Vignacourt according to this site displaying them as stills https://yesterdaytoday.net/2021/08/14/46-amazing-portrait-photos-of-british-soldiers-during-the-great-war/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 24 October , 2021 Share Posted 24 October , 2021 Subject of a book 'The Lost Tommies', previously discussed on the GWF. I have an original photo taken here indoors, with the familiar chair and beaten earth floor. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 24 October , 2021 Share Posted 24 October , 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 24 October , 2021 Share Posted 24 October , 2021 21 hours ago, Steviebullsatatter said: A story behind every picture...its as if you don't need words as they speak for themselves Agree, whilst viewing the photos & listening to that haunting background music I could not help wondering how many rest in unmarked graves in Flanders.... But they live on in memory from their photos even if they are not id'd... Thanks for posting Sue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWK Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 They were discovered in the attick of "Ferme Thuillier" in Vignacourt. It's now a museum : https://www.vignacourt1418.com/the-photo-collection/ Some photos of the farmhouse and museum: https://www.thewanderinglens.com/behind-the-lens-the-historic-discovery-of-vignacourt-photographs/ Address : Musee Vignacourt 14-18, 196 Rue d'Amour, 80650 Vignacourt, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 I think the series of pictures were discussed here some years ago. I vaguely remember one of the national newspapers covered the story of their discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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