Memories of the Somme - WW1 Veterans Recall Battle in Previously Unseen Interviews (1991)

On 1 July 1991, ITN joined veterans of the Royal Irish Rifles John Dickson, Leslie Bell, and William Calvert as they returned to the Somme battlefields in northern France to mark the 75th anniversary of the battle. Made public here for the first time, the uncut interviews recorded with the men of the Royal Irish Rifles have been newly digitised by the ITN Archive team to mark Armistice Day 2024.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:04 John Dickson (Royal Irish Rifles) interview
00:27:44 Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme (1 July 1991)
00:35:56 John Dickson, Leslie Bell and William Calvert (Veterans of the Royal Irish Rifles) arrive at Thiepval
00:39:22 Leslie Bell (Royal Irish Rifles) interview
00:45:53 William Calvert (Royal Irish Rifles) and John Dickson (Royal Irish Rifles) view war graves
00:53:21 William Calvert (Royal Irish Rifles) interview
00:57:31 Service of Remembrance at Thiepval Memorial

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