:00:13. > :00:18.You're watching a special Newsround with me, Ricky, from France.
:00:19. > :00:21.On this day exactly 100 years ago, World War I began.
:00:22. > :00:25.It was the biggest war the world had ever seen and had a huge impact
:00:26. > :00:32.In Newsround at ten past ten, we'll be telling you how the war
:00:33. > :00:37.affected women, with the story of a brave nurse called Nelly.
:00:38. > :00:41.But first, do you know someone from your family who fought in the war?
:00:42. > :00:45.Well, we travelled to Belgium with one boy called Matthew to retrace
:00:46. > :00:52.his great-great-grandfather's footsteps.
:00:53. > :00:56.Every year, huge numbers of people come here to places like this.
:00:57. > :00:59.This is Lijssenthoek cemetery, where more than 10,000 soldiers are
:01:00. > :01:08.For many, it's the beginning of an emotional journey.
:01:09. > :01:13.For others, it's so much more than just a school trip.
:01:14. > :01:16.These kids have travelled all the way from Cheshire.
:01:17. > :01:18.They include Matthew, who wants to find out more about
:01:19. > :01:24.So, Matthew, that means a little bit more to you
:01:25. > :01:27.because you have a family relative who fought during the war.
:01:28. > :01:40.And do you know much about him and what he did during the war?
:01:41. > :01:43.Martin, you've been looking into this a bit for us.
:01:44. > :01:48.He is someone you can be extremely proud of.
:01:49. > :01:52.He was in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers so we are talking about the time
:01:53. > :01:55.when the British Army was stopping the might of the German army as they
:01:56. > :02:00.This is one of the hardest phases of war you could ever fight.
:02:01. > :02:03.Chaos, Germans at the front pushing you.
:02:04. > :02:09.They were issued ammunition which didn't work very well
:02:10. > :02:14.They had to bang the rifles with shovels to get them to reload.
:02:15. > :02:18.He did eventually pass away, though, didn't he?
:02:19. > :02:24.He was part of this and they managed to hold to the Germans and
:02:25. > :02:33.Your great-grandfather stood, fought, held to the Germans and
:02:34. > :02:36.saved basically the whole of Britain from falling under the German army.
:02:37. > :02:43.Sadly, of course, on the 21st of October 1914, he was killed.
:02:44. > :02:44.Matthew's great-great-grandfather wasn't buried somewhere like here,
:02:45. > :02:49.Sadly, his body was never recovered, along with 90,000 British soldiers
:02:50. > :02:54.whose bodies still lie in the fields around us.
:02:55. > :02:56.But he is remembered on the Menin Gate,
:02:57. > :03:09.You will be able to see your great-grandfather's name there.
:03:10. > :03:23.They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old.
:03:24. > :03:26.Age shall not weary them, nor the years dull them.
:03:27. > :03:30.And in the morning, we will remember them.
:03:31. > :03:33.Every night at eight in the evening, people lay wreaths
:03:34. > :03:39.and pay their respects to the fallen soldiers here at this memorial.
:03:40. > :03:57.There are 54,500 names on here. Soldiers missing in action. 90,000
:03:58. > :04:04.altogether but 54,500 commemorated here. On this panel are the Royal
:04:05. > :04:12.Welch Fusiliers. This is where your great-great-grandfather's name is.
:04:13. > :04:23.Yeah, it's the third one from the top on the right. William Wells.
:04:24. > :04:33.It's the first time you've ever seen it. Yeah. How does that make you
:04:34. > :04:37.feel? Quite proud. It must be difficult for relatives to find
:04:38. > :04:43.names on here, there are so many. There is a book just there and they
:04:44. > :04:50.are in alphabetical order and it is divided into different panels. This
:04:51. > :05:08.is panel 22 so we looked him up and sure enough there he is. There are
:05:09. > :05:18.many events taking place today to mark Britain's involvement in World
:05:19. > :05:21.War I. There is a special Horrible Histories.
:05:22. > :05:24.Well, for loads more on World War I, go the the website,
:05:25. > :05:27.where you'll find our guide to the war, a gallery of the animals that
:05:28. > :05:31.helped out in the war effort, and a report on what life was like for
:05:32. > :05:35.The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ended with a spectacular closing
:05:36. > :05:38.ceremony at Hampden Park last night, rounding off what has been called
:05:39. > :05:42.More than 2000 performers, including the mighty Kylie Minogue, took part
:05:43. > :05:48.in the event which brought to an end 11 days of sparkling competition.
:05:49. > :05:53.The Games will be hosted by Australia's Gold Coast in 2018.
:05:54. > :05:55.Scotland and England enjoyed their most successful
:05:56. > :05:59.The hosts won 19 gold medals - a record for them.
:06:00. > :06:02.And England topped the table with 58 golds.
:06:03. > :06:06.In one of the last events of the Games, Wales's Geraint Thomas cycled
:06:07. > :06:10.to victory in the men's road race to take the Welsh tally to five golds.
:06:11. > :06:13.Northern Ireland collected 12 medals altogether,
:06:14. > :06:20.Finally, the Isle of Man finished with a silver, thanks to
:06:21. > :06:25.Next, scientists have got a glimpse of life deep below the waves on the
:06:26. > :06:31.An underwater robot has been used to gather pictures from the sea mount,
:06:32. > :06:37.Its peak is 1000m beneath the surface, so no-one had been able
:06:38. > :06:42.The team discovered all sorts of different plants and animals,
:06:43. > :06:54.Join us back here at ten past ten, where we'll be telling you how
:06:55. > :06:57.women became involved in the war, as nurses, in factories and
:06:58. > :07:00.as farm workers, and how the war changed society forever.