Owain Tudur Jones: Ar Faes y Gad

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-Edinburgh, -the capital of Scotland...	0:00:01	0:00:04
-..and the home -of Hibernian Football Club...	0:00:05	0:00:08
-..one of the biggest clubs -this side of Hadrian's Wall.	0:00:08	0:00:12
-I was privileged to play for Hibs...	0:00:19	0:00:21
-..before being forced to retire -through injury.	0:00:21	0:00:24
-I've returned to Easter Road -to watch a crucial game...	0:00:27	0:00:31
-..in the Scottish Cup.	0:00:31	0:00:33
-The last time this historic club won -the Scottish Cup was back in 1902.	0:00:33	0:00:38
-Few people are aware of the fact...	0:00:38	0:00:41
-..that a Welshman, -Robert Atherton from Bethesda...	0:00:41	0:00:44
-..captained the club at the time.	0:00:44	0:00:47
-But there's a sad ending -to Robert Atherton's story.	0:00:50	0:00:53
-At the end of his football career...	0:00:54	0:00:56
-..Atherton joined the merchant navy.	0:00:57	0:01:00
-He was one of -the 15,000 merchant seamen...	0:01:00	0:01:03
-..who paid the ultimate price -in the Great War.	0:01:03	0:01:06
-While sailing from Middlesbrough to -St Malo, France, in October 1917...	0:01:06	0:01:11
-..the Britannia disappeared.	0:01:11	0:01:13
-The ship, along with Atherton...	0:01:14	0:01:16
-..was sunk by a German U-boat.	0:01:17	0:01:19
-He wasn't the only Welsh footballer -to fight in the Great War.	0:01:19	0:01:23
-But who were these young men who had -to give up their football careers...	0:01:24	0:01:29
-..to fight the enemy -in an atrocious war...	0:01:29	0:01:32
-..more than 100 years ago?	0:01:32	0:01:34
-After retiring from football -and moving back to North Wales...	0:01:51	0:01:55
-..I started thinking about my own -family's fate in the Great War.	0:01:55	0:02:01
-It hadn't crossed my mind before.	0:02:01	0:02:05
-If I wanted to know more, there was -only one person to ask. Taid Ger.	0:02:05	0:02:10
-Both my grandfathers went to France.	0:02:11	0:02:15
-They were -your great-great-grandfathers.	0:02:16	0:02:19
-Sadly, one of them didn't return.	0:02:20	0:02:22
-Tomos Huw Davies was a quarryman -at Bryn Eglwys Quarry, Abergynolwyn.	0:02:23	0:02:27
-He was my mother's father.	0:02:28	0:02:30
-My other grandfather, John Jones, -who came from Blaenau Ffestiniog...	0:02:30	0:02:35
-..was a quarryman -who worked underground.	0:02:35	0:02:38
-He returned home from the war -but had been wounded.	0:02:38	0:02:42
-A piece of shrapnel -was lodged in his leg...	0:02:43	0:02:47
-..rendering him lame.	0:02:47	0:02:49
-This is a photograph -of Tomos Huw Davies, the quarrymen.	0:02:50	0:02:54
-With him is his eldest son, Huw.	0:02:54	0:02:56
-He was killed in battle -and four days after his death...	0:02:57	0:03:01
-..Hedd Wyn was killed.	0:03:01	0:03:04
-I like to think that they'd -been in each other's company...	0:03:04	0:03:08
-..before they were killed.	0:03:09	0:03:11
-This is a photograph of John Jones, -my father's father.	0:03:11	0:03:17
-He'd been wounded.	0:03:17	0:03:19
-This photograph of him was taken...	0:03:19	0:03:22
-..with his friend and fellow -quarryman, Robert Joseph Jones.	0:03:22	0:03:28
-I mentioned -the grandfather who was killed.	0:03:28	0:03:32
-Within a period of six weeks...	0:03:32	0:03:35
-..my grandmother had lost -both her husband and her brother.	0:03:35	0:03:39
-This is a photograph of him.	0:03:40	0:03:43
-His name was David Gomer Griffiths.	0:03:43	0:03:46
-He was killed some six weeks -after my grandfather was killed.	0:03:47	0:03:51
-If you want to know -about your relations...	0:03:52	0:03:55
-..this is a photograph -of the Llan band.	0:03:55	0:03:58
-We're talking about your -grandmother's two grandfathers...	0:03:58	0:04:02
-..and great-grandfather here.	0:04:02	0:04:04
-This is a photograph -of her great-great-grandfather...	0:04:04	0:04:08
-..and your -great-great-great-grandfather.	0:04:09	0:04:12
-John Hughes was the band's drummer.	0:04:12	0:04:15
-Next to him is his son, Huw Hughes.	0:04:15	0:04:18
-In the centre is Isaac Jones...	0:04:19	0:04:22
-..the father -of your grandmother's father.	0:04:23	0:04:26
-At one time -he was the band's leader.	0:04:26	0:04:28
-The band members are dressed -in their uniform at Llan station...	0:04:29	0:04:34
-..waiting for the train -to take them to Park Hall Camp...	0:04:34	0:04:39
-..in Oswestry.	0:04:39	0:04:41
-That's a little background for you.	0:04:41	0:04:44
-Talking of another connection...	0:04:46	0:04:48
-..over the mountain here -is Oakeley Slate Quarry.	0:04:48	0:04:52
-The manager of Oakeley...	0:04:52	0:04:55
-..who was also a surgeon...	0:04:55	0:04:59
-..was a man named Robert Roberts.	0:04:59	0:05:01
-He had a son -called Robert Mills-Roberts.	0:05:01	0:05:07
-He became famous as a footballer.	0:05:10	0:05:13
-He was -Preston North End's goalkeeper.	0:05:13	0:05:16
-They were called The Invincibles.	0:05:16	0:05:18
-That's an -interesting connection for you...	0:05:19	0:05:22
-..as a former -professional footballer.	0:05:22	0:05:25
-To discover more -about the goalkeeper...	0:05:37	0:05:40
-..who was a quarryman at Oakeley...	0:05:40	0:05:42
-..I'm meeting Dr Meilyr Emrys, -a football historian.	0:05:43	0:05:47
-I'm not sure -why he wants to meet me...	0:05:47	0:05:50
-..at the Dinorwic Quarry Hospital -in Llanberis...	0:05:50	0:05:53
-..if Robert Mills-Roberts -was from Ffestiniog.	0:05:54	0:05:57
-Although he was raised -in Ffestiniog...	0:06:01	0:06:04
-..he worked here -as a surgeon for almost 25 years.	0:06:04	0:06:08
-As well as being -an eminent surgeon...	0:06:08	0:06:12
-..he was also a gifted footballer.	0:06:12	0:06:15
-He was goalkeeper for the famous -Invincibles, Preston North End.	0:06:16	0:06:20
-Here's a photograph of him.	0:06:21	0:06:23
-They were called The Invincibles -because they were the first team...	0:06:23	0:06:28
-..to win the English league -and the FA Cup in the same season.	0:06:28	0:06:32
-As well as playing for Preston...	0:06:32	0:06:35
-..he was also -an international goalkeeper...	0:06:35	0:06:38
-..winning eight caps for Wales.	0:06:38	0:06:40
-He was one of -the best goalkeepers of his time.	0:06:41	0:06:44
-He was obviously -a gifted footballer.	0:06:45	0:06:47
-What's his story -in relation to the Great War?	0:06:48	0:06:51
-Beyond his medical -and football career...	0:06:51	0:06:55
-..the army greatly interested him.	0:06:55	0:06:58
-When he came to Llanberis...	0:06:58	0:07:01
-..he was a private -in the Llanberis Volunteers.	0:07:01	0:07:05
-The First World War -wasn't the only war he'd fought in.	0:07:05	0:07:10
-He also fought -in the Boer War in South Africa.	0:07:10	0:07:16
-By the First World War...	0:07:16	0:07:18
-..Mills-Roberts was relatively old.	0:07:19	0:07:22
-He was over 50 years of age...	0:07:22	0:07:24
-..but he still served with -the Medical Corps in France.	0:07:25	0:07:28
-He excelled in his role -within the army.	0:07:28	0:07:33
-He was named in Dispatches -and was decorated for his service.	0:07:33	0:07:39
-So he was a talented footballer...	0:07:40	0:07:42
-..an educated man -who became a doctor and a surgeon...	0:07:43	0:07:47
-..with a grand name like -Robert Herbert Mills-Roberts.	0:07:47	0:07:52
-He's not the type of man we'd see -playing football nowadays.	0:07:53	0:07:57
-I'd say Mills-Roberts...	0:07:57	0:07:59
-..was one of the last generation -of gentlemen amateurs...	0:07:59	0:08:03
-..who combined a football career -with another career.	0:08:03	0:08:07
-There were men of a similar ilk -playing for Wales...	0:08:08	0:08:12
-..at the beginning -of the 20th century.	0:08:12	0:08:15
-Take the Morgan-Owen brothers, -for example.	0:08:16	0:08:19
-There were four of them in all...	0:08:19	0:08:22
-..the most famous of whom -was Morgan Maddox Morgan-Owen.	0:08:22	0:08:26
-He was an amateur footballer -with the famous Corinthians' side.	0:08:26	0:08:31
-He captained the team on their tour -of Brazil, but when they arrived...	0:08:31	0:08:36
-..they received the news -that the War had started.	0:08:36	0:08:40
-The ship turned around -and took them home.	0:08:40	0:08:43
-Morgan Maddox served in WWI.	0:08:43	0:08:45
-He went to Gallipoli and France.	0:08:45	0:08:49
-He was lucky to be alive -after serving in France.	0:08:49	0:08:52
-It's believed he was shot...	0:08:53	0:08:55
-..but the bullet hit his binoculars -and gun and ricocheted into his arm.	0:08:56	0:09:02
-If it hadn't hit those, -he would've been killed.	0:09:02	0:09:06
-Others of the same ilk -with a double-barrelled name...	0:09:06	0:09:10
-..were the Pryce-Jones brothers -from Newtown.	0:09:10	0:09:14
-One of them, Albert, -went to Canada...	0:09:14	0:09:17
-..rounded up a battalion there...	0:09:18	0:09:20
-..and returned to fight in WWI.	0:09:20	0:09:23
-You see a pattern emerging.	0:09:24	0:09:26
-They were all educated -at grammar schools and universities.	0:09:26	0:09:30
-They were gentlemen amateurs.	0:09:30	0:09:32
-Serving in the army -was very important to them.	0:09:32	0:09:36
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-There were -fewer gentlemen amateurs...	0:09:59	0:10:02
-..playing top-flight football -by the outbreak of the Great War.	0:10:02	0:10:07
-Clubs were professional.	0:10:07	0:10:09
-Players were bound by contracts -which led to confusion...	0:10:09	0:10:13
-..as young men -left for the frontline in France.	0:10:14	0:10:18
-I'm meeting Prof Geraint Jenkins -at the National Library...	0:10:18	0:10:22
-..to pore over newspapers -from the era...	0:10:23	0:10:27
-..to get an idea of the hatred that -existed towards football in 1914.	0:10:27	0:10:32
-What was the general consensus...	0:10:33	0:10:37
-..to the football season -continuing during wartime?	0:10:37	0:10:41
-People bore a grudge against the -footballers and clubs because of it.	0:10:42	0:10:46
-There was also -a great deal of snobbery too.	0:10:46	0:10:50
-Those who complained the most were -the middle classes who played rugby.	0:10:50	0:10:55
-"Rugby has cancelled -all its matches.	0:10:55	0:10:58
-"Football clubs should follow suit."	0:10:58	0:11:01
-But it was difficult -for footballers to do that...	0:11:01	0:11:05
-..because they were on -annual contracts...	0:11:05	0:11:08
-..that they couldn't breach.	0:11:08	0:11:11
-The clubs believed that the War -would be over by Christmas...	0:11:11	0:11:16
-..so why cancel the games?	0:11:16	0:11:19
-They were -branded traitors and cowards.	0:11:19	0:11:24
-They tried to make them feel -ashamed. This is a good example.	0:11:24	0:11:28
-It's from Punch, October 1914.	0:11:29	0:11:31
-"The Greater Game."	0:11:31	0:11:33
-They're trying to say...	0:11:33	0:11:35
-..the only way to earn respect...	0:11:35	0:11:38
-..is on the frontline, -not on a football pitch.	0:11:38	0:11:42
-That's what Mr Punch -is telling the players.	0:11:42	0:11:45
-It's pricking their conscience, -making them feel ashamed.	0:11:45	0:11:49
-The War Office insisted -that the cartoons and posters...	0:11:50	0:11:54
-..were shown in every stadium -where football was played.	0:11:54	0:11:58
-They were very powerful because -they were saying to footballers...	0:11:58	0:12:02
-.."If you play on a Saturday, -you're a traitor to your country.	0:12:03	0:12:07
-"You refuse to listen to Kitchener -and you're betraying your country.	0:12:08	0:12:13
-"It's wrong that -you're playing on a Saturday...	0:12:13	0:12:16
-"..while others, including rugby -players, are in the trenches."	0:12:16	0:12:20
-This sense of wrongdoing was going -to prick these men's conscience.	0:12:21	0:12:26
-What they were saying was, -"Better death than shame."	0:12:26	0:12:29
-There was an interesting story in -the newspaper about Swansea City...	0:12:30	0:12:35
-..a club you support -and one I've played for.	0:12:35	0:12:38
-Can you tell me more about it?	0:12:38	0:12:40
-It was a row between the All Whites, -who played rugby at St Helen's...	0:12:41	0:12:45
-..and the hoodlums -who played football at the Vetch.	0:12:45	0:12:49
-Swansea City was -a mere two years' old at the time.	0:12:49	0:12:53
-The club had recently installed -a grass pitch for the first time.	0:12:53	0:12:57
-And now the horses and the big guns -were coming, and all the drilling.	0:12:58	0:13:03
-They commandeered the Vetch, -not St Helen's.	0:13:03	0:13:06
-It highlighted the social difference -between football and rugby.	0:13:06	0:13:11
-The Western Mail refused to include -a single report about Cardiff City.	0:13:11	0:13:16
-Was the vitriol launched -at footballers in the press...	0:13:16	0:13:22
-..warranted at the time?	0:13:22	0:13:25
-No, it wasn't, because later on...	0:13:26	0:13:29
-..some of my greatest heroes -joined the army...	0:13:29	0:13:33
-..one of whom -was Fred Keenor from Cardiff.	0:13:34	0:13:37
-If I'd had to fight in the Battle -of the Somme in the trenches...	0:13:37	0:13:42
-..I would've liked Keenor -at my side....	0:13:42	0:13:46
-..because he was courageous -and unyielding.	0:13:46	0:13:49
-He was first to retaliate.	0:13:50	0:13:52
-He was the kind of man -you'd want at your side in battle.	0:13:52	0:13:57
-What was so remarkable -about Fred Keenor?	0:14:02	0:14:05
-Historian -and football author Phil Stead...	0:14:05	0:14:08
-..knows a great deal -about the man from Roath.	0:14:08	0:14:11
-Fred Keenor played for -Roath Wednesdays in Cardiff.	0:14:13	0:14:17
-He was a pupil -at Stacey Road School in Roath.	0:14:17	0:14:20
-His father -was a stonemason in Cardiff.	0:14:21	0:14:24
-He was spotted by one of the club's -directors and was offered a place...	0:14:25	0:14:30
-..in Cardiff's amateur side.	0:14:30	0:14:32
-He didn't start very often -in the early years there...	0:14:32	0:14:36
-..and he was just breaking in -to the team when war broke out.	0:14:36	0:14:40
-He didn't really -want to go to war...	0:14:40	0:14:44
-..though he wanted to fight -and defend his country.	0:14:44	0:14:48
-This was his best chance -of breaking through...	0:14:48	0:14:51
-..so he stayed with Cardiff...	0:14:51	0:14:53
-..until the Footballers' Regiment -was formed.	0:14:54	0:14:57
-He had a chance to go to London and -come back on the train every week...	0:14:57	0:15:02
-..to play for the Bluebirds.	0:15:02	0:15:04
-What exactly -was the Footballers' Regiment?	0:15:05	0:15:09
-The army thought it'd be great...	0:15:09	0:15:12
-..to enlist footballers -in the war effort.	0:15:12	0:15:15
-They were fit and strong young men.	0:15:15	0:15:17
-So Major Buckley -formed this regiment.	0:15:18	0:15:22
-Keenor joined.	0:15:23	0:15:25
-Keenor's game benefited greatly from -playing with these great players.	0:15:26	0:15:32
-They saw some action later.	0:15:33	0:15:35
-They joined the war effort in -Delville Wood in the Somme region.	0:15:36	0:15:41
-Keenor was subsequently wounded.	0:15:41	0:15:45
-He almost lost his leg.	0:15:45	0:15:47
-He was lying in the mud, -and a soldier, who no-one knew...	0:15:47	0:15:51
-..picked up Keenor -and dragged him...	0:15:51	0:15:53
-..to the British line, -saving his life.	0:15:54	0:15:57
-He spent six months in hospital. -They thought he'd lose his leg.	0:15:58	0:16:02
-So he began his career, war -broke out and he injured his leg.	0:16:03	0:16:07
-It shows his strength of character -to continue playing football.	0:16:07	0:16:11
-I don't think -he was a great footballer.	0:16:11	0:16:14
-What he had -was an incredible attitude.	0:16:14	0:16:17
-He spurred the team on.	0:16:17	0:16:19
-He was five foot seven -with a 37-inch chest.	0:16:20	0:16:23
-He wasn't a big man -but he played with so much passion.	0:16:23	0:16:27
-Why was a statue of Fred Keenor, -above anyone else...	0:16:27	0:16:31
-..erected in front -of Cardiff City Stadium?	0:16:31	0:16:35
-Fred Keenor -is a local hero in Cardiff.	0:16:35	0:16:38
-He was going to leave Cardiff in -the months leading up to the final.	0:16:38	0:16:43
-He wasn't at his best -as a result of his injury...	0:16:43	0:16:46
-..but his spirit was incredible.	0:16:46	0:16:49
-He drunk like a fish -and he was a heavy smoker.	0:16:50	0:16:54
-He didn't train -with the rest of the team.	0:16:54	0:16:57
-He'd turn up with a hangover...	0:16:58	0:17:00
-..and run around by himself -to try and get rid of it...	0:17:00	0:17:04
-..while the others were training.	0:17:04	0:17:06
-He had a spirit that was indicative -of his Welshness...	0:17:07	0:17:11
-..as well as the fact -he was from Cardiff city itself.	0:17:11	0:17:16
-He always said -he won the cup for Wales...	0:17:17	0:17:19
-..not just for Cardiff.	0:17:20	0:17:22
-Some liked him, others loathed him.	0:17:23	0:17:25
-Dixie Dean said, "He'd kick his own -grandmother for a couple of bob."	0:17:26	0:17:32
-Opponents hated him but the people -of Cardiff and Wales loved him.	0:17:32	0:17:37
-This is Fred in the centre, -holding the cup.	0:17:37	0:17:41
-He'd lost one final -against Sheffield Utd.	0:17:42	0:17:44
-He said, "Don't worry, lads, -we'll be back here."	0:17:45	0:17:49
-And here he is, he's back.	0:17:49	0:17:51
-He won the cup for Wales, -as he said.	0:17:51	0:17:54
-Have you ever seen a happier man?	0:17:54	0:17:56
-Keenor may be Cardiff's most famous -player, but another Welshman...	0:18:07	0:18:12
-..is associated with the club...	0:18:12	0:18:15
-..that made its mark in the War -as well as on the football pitch.	0:18:15	0:18:19
-I've come to Newtown AFC to meet -local historian Ken Davies...	0:18:20	0:18:24
-..who's researched -the town's football heroes.	0:18:24	0:18:28
-Their ground -is named after George Latham...	0:18:28	0:18:31
-..its most famous player.	0:18:32	0:18:34
-Everybody knows...	0:18:34	0:18:36
-..that Cardiff City beat -The Arsenal in 1927 at Wembley...	0:18:36	0:18:42
-..but not many people know that -George Latham coached at Cardiff.	0:18:42	0:18:47
-He played for Newtown -before playing for Liverpool...	0:18:47	0:18:51
-..Cardiff and Wales.	0:18:52	0:18:54
-In 1902, he went from being -an amateur with Liverpool...	0:18:54	0:18:58
-..to playing professionally.	0:18:58	0:19:00
-He played his first game for Wales -in 1905 against Scotland.	0:19:00	0:19:06
-That was played at the Racecourse.	0:19:06	0:19:09
-It was the first time Wales -had beaten Scotland in 30 games...	0:19:09	0:19:14
-..since the teams -began playing against each other.	0:19:14	0:19:18
-Then, he began his coaching career -with Cardiff in 1911.	0:19:20	0:19:24
-He also coached Wales -at the same time.	0:19:25	0:19:28
-Fortunately, -or unfortunately for George...	0:19:28	0:19:32
-..the team -played out in Ireland in 1913...	0:19:32	0:19:36
-..when George was 32, and as I said, -he hadn't played for Cardiff.	0:19:36	0:19:41
-The Wales team was one short...	0:19:41	0:19:43
-..so George was asked to play -to make up the numbers.	0:19:43	0:19:46
-One thing I noticed -in the newspaper at the time...	0:19:47	0:19:50
-..it said, "Poor George, -he played a full game...	0:19:50	0:19:54
-"..but he -must've lost a lot of weight."	0:19:54	0:19:57
-So, even though I'm retired, after -winning seven caps for Wales...	0:19:57	0:20:02
-..there's still a chance -I'll get my eighth?	0:20:02	0:20:05
-You never know.	0:20:05	0:20:07
-As we've mentioned, he was -a hero on the football pitch...	0:20:07	0:20:11
-..as well as a hero in war.	0:20:11	0:20:14
-He served with the 7th Battalion -Royal Welch Fusiliers...	0:20:15	0:20:19
-..which was made up of men from -Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.	0:20:19	0:20:24
-He fought in Gallipoli -100 years ago in August 1915...	0:20:25	0:20:30
-..and it was in that battle that -20 Newtown men lost their lives.	0:20:30	0:20:35
-After Gallipoli...	0:20:35	0:20:38
-..he was stationed in Egypt, where -he fought against the Ottomans...	0:20:38	0:20:43
-..in the Suez Canal.	0:20:43	0:20:47
-He was deployed to Gaza, -and in the First Battle of Gaza...	0:20:47	0:20:52
-..he was awarded -the Military Cross...	0:20:52	0:20:55
-..for his bravery.	0:20:55	0:20:57
-Later, during the Second -and Third Battles of Gaza...	0:20:58	0:21:02
-..he was decorated once again...	0:21:02	0:21:05
-..for capturing territories -in Beersheba and Jerusalem.	0:21:06	0:21:10
-I have a photograph of him...	0:21:10	0:21:13
-..with the battalion in Egypt.	0:21:13	0:21:17
-Here he is.	0:21:17	0:21:19
-Another man from Newtown -is pictured alongside him.	0:21:19	0:21:23
-He was Harry Beadles, -who also won two caps for Wales.	0:21:24	0:21:28
-Both men were from Newtown.	0:21:28	0:21:31
-George was much older than Harry.	0:21:31	0:21:34
-Harry was a bugler -in the battalion band...	0:21:35	0:21:38
-..and also the Newtown Silver Band -before going to war.	0:21:39	0:21:43
-Hearing about Harry Beadles and -the band was a lovely coincidence...	0:21:57	0:22:02
-..since Taid mentioned our family's -ties with the Ffestiniog brass band.	0:22:02	0:22:07
-I can't leave the town -without calling in on band practice.	0:22:07	0:22:11
-# Sussex by the Sea #	0:22:17	0:22:20
-Hi, David. That was quite a tune.	0:22:43	0:22:45
-Yes, indeed. -It's called Sussex by the Sea.	0:22:45	0:22:49
-The Newtown band -during the First World War...	0:22:49	0:22:53
-..became a part of the -7th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers.	0:22:53	0:22:58
-That was the march -the band played...	0:22:58	0:23:01
-..when the soldiers went to war -and were marching through the town.	0:23:01	0:23:05
-Did they only go to Sussex?	0:23:06	0:23:08
-My great-great-grandfather, -John Hughes Drummer...	0:23:09	0:23:13
-..went to Oswestry.	0:23:13	0:23:15
-Though they played -Sussex by the Sea...	0:23:15	0:23:18
-..they went to Conwy from here...	0:23:19	0:23:21
-..before going to Gallipoli.	0:23:21	0:23:23
-16 band members at the time...	0:23:24	0:23:27
-..went with -the 7th Battalion to Gallipoli.	0:23:27	0:23:31
-May I just add...	0:23:32	0:23:35
-..that during -the Armistice last November...	0:23:35	0:23:40
-..during Remembrance Sunday...	0:23:40	0:23:42
-..the band played this march -while we approached the memorial.	0:23:42	0:23:48
-It was a very surreal -and emotional feeling...	0:23:49	0:23:53
-..to think that we, -the current band...	0:23:53	0:23:56
-..were playing the same notes -as those men played...	0:23:56	0:24:00
-..exactly 100 years ago.	0:24:00	0:24:02
-We know that Harry Beadles -won caps for Wales after the war.	0:24:03	0:24:07
-Did he play in the band?	0:24:07	0:24:09
-Apparently so.	0:24:09	0:24:11
-He played the cornet -for the Newtown Silver Band.	0:24:11	0:24:16
-He later joined the army.	0:24:16	0:24:19
-His two older brothers -joined before him...	0:24:20	0:24:23
-..but Harry wasn't old enough -to join the army.	0:24:23	0:24:26
-He lied about his age.	0:24:26	0:24:29
-He joined the army when he was 16.	0:24:29	0:24:33
-He went into the army as a bugler.	0:24:33	0:24:37
-He joined them -when they fought in Gallipoli.	0:24:37	0:24:41
-There are a few stories about him -while he was out there.	0:24:41	0:24:45
-A soldier was wounded from the -Serbian Royal Corps of Observers...	0:24:45	0:24:50
-..and Harry carried him.	0:24:51	0:24:53
-He was badly wounded -and Harry carried him to safety.	0:24:53	0:24:58
-He was awarded the Serbian -Gold Medal for his gallantry.	0:24:58	0:25:04
-This was during a time...	0:25:04	0:25:08
-..when a young boy like him...	0:25:08	0:25:10
-..was exposed to many atrocities.	0:25:10	0:25:13
-He was fortunate -to escape unscathed...	0:25:13	0:25:16
-..because a bullet went through -his helmet and his pack.	0:25:17	0:25:21
-Not just that, on the final day...	0:25:21	0:25:24
-..when the men were -leaving Gallipoli on the boats...	0:25:24	0:25:28
-..someone saw him floating on the -surface of the water, unconscious...	0:25:28	0:25:33
-..due to the cold.	0:25:33	0:25:35
-Someone caught hold of him -and hauled him onto the boat.	0:25:35	0:25:39
-After a large shot of whiskey, -he came round...	0:25:39	0:25:43
-..and boarded the ship.	0:25:43	0:25:45
-He spent some time -in hospital in Malta...	0:25:45	0:25:48
-..before going again to Palestine -to fight, in Gaza and then in Egypt.	0:25:48	0:25:54
-Did he come back and -play with the band after the war?	0:25:54	0:25:58
-Not that we know of.	0:25:58	0:26:00
-Football took over his life.	0:26:00	0:26:04
-He moved to Liverpool...	0:26:04	0:26:06
-..and played for clubs like -Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday.	0:26:06	0:26:11
-He returned to work for Liverpool, -and that's where he died.	0:26:11	0:26:15
-I have a photo of Harry Beadles -in a team with George Latham.	0:26:16	0:26:19
-Do we know which one he is -in the band's photo?	0:26:20	0:26:23
-Well, we think this is him...	0:26:23	0:26:27
-..playing the cornet.	0:26:27	0:26:29
-None of -the band members are named...	0:26:29	0:26:32
-..but it looks very likely -that this is him in the photograph.	0:26:33	0:26:38
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-Before continuing my journey...	0:27:01	0:27:03
-..I've returned -to the National Library...	0:27:03	0:27:06
-..to see how the -Football Association's officials...	0:27:07	0:27:11
-..prepared for -and dealt with the War.	0:27:11	0:27:14
-It's great being able to sit...	0:27:17	0:27:20
-..in Wales' National Library -in Aberystwyth...	0:27:20	0:27:23
-..and pore over these record books.	0:27:23	0:27:27
-They're minutes from the Football -Association of Wales' meetings.	0:27:27	0:27:32
-The FAW.	0:27:32	0:27:34
-I could -trawl through them for hours.	0:27:35	0:27:37
-This one is from 1893.	0:27:37	0:27:40
-My main reason for being here...	0:27:40	0:27:42
-..is to look through the books -from World War I.	0:27:43	0:27:46
-It's interesting and remarkable -by reading through the minutes...	0:27:49	0:27:54
-..from 1914, -when the world was at war...	0:27:54	0:27:57
-..that the association -tried to carry on as normal.	0:27:57	0:28:01
-They tried -to retain a sense of normality...	0:28:02	0:28:06
-..by continuing the football season.	0:28:06	0:28:09
-In some quarters, -questions are being asked.	0:28:09	0:28:13
-Should football be played?	0:28:13	0:28:15
-'Everything to go on as usual' -has been given as the watchword.	0:28:15	0:28:19
-It'd be nothing short -of a national disaster...	0:28:19	0:28:22
-..if they tried to interfere with -the regular progress of football.	0:28:23	0:28:27
-As long as the clubs -have footballers left...	0:28:27	0:28:30
-..they ought to be employed -and not given a loose end.	0:28:30	0:28:33
-By the end of the season, -they started to realize...	0:28:33	0:28:37
-..the severity of the War.	0:28:37	0:28:39
-It showed no sign of ending.	0:28:40	0:28:42
-The last page -of the records reads...	0:28:43	0:28:46
-.."That the next Election -for Council shall take place...	0:28:46	0:28:50
-"..in the month of August, -following the end of the War."	0:28:50	0:28:53
-It proves they had no idea -when this war would end.	0:28:54	0:28:58
-While I'm in Aberystwyth, -I've come to Park Avenue...	0:29:08	0:29:13
-..to meet Dilwyn Roberts-Young, -an avid fan of the green and blacks.	0:29:14	0:29:18
-He's also -the editor of the club's programme.	0:29:18	0:29:21
-There's a reason why he's wearing -an old Stoke City top.	0:29:22	0:29:25
-I support Aberystwyth -but I also have a season ticket...	0:29:26	0:29:30
-..for Stoke City.	0:29:31	0:29:33
-One player who bridges both clubs -is Leigh Richmond Roose.	0:29:33	0:29:37
-He was a hero at this club -as well as back in Stoke.	0:29:37	0:29:41
-I heard he was quite a character, -on and off the pitch.	0:29:42	0:29:45
-Yes, he was quite a man.	0:29:45	0:29:47
-He came to Aberystwyth from Holt, -where his father was a minister...	0:29:47	0:29:52
-..and made a splash -at the university.	0:29:52	0:29:55
-There were fewer students -in those days.	0:29:55	0:29:58
-He played for the university and -then the town at Vicarage Field.	0:29:58	0:30:04
-Some of his rituals -as a young player...	0:30:04	0:30:08
-..were talked about -throughout his career.	0:30:08	0:30:11
-He walked onto the pitch and -whipped up the crowd into a frenzy.	0:30:11	0:30:15
-Back then, female students weren't -allowed to mix with male students.	0:30:15	0:30:21
-He saw his chance to play football -and flirt with the girls.	0:30:21	0:30:26
-He'd saunter onto the field...	0:30:26	0:30:29
-..and greet the crowd.	0:30:29	0:30:32
-He'd hang from the bar -and sit on it.	0:30:32	0:30:35
-He continued those practices -throughout his career.	0:30:35	0:30:39
-Here's a photo of him -playing for Wales.	0:30:39	0:30:43
-It's pretty obvious which one he is. -He's tall and handsome.	0:30:43	0:30:47
-He's holding the ball -between his legs.	0:30:47	0:30:50
-It was one of his party tricks. -He'd do it during a game too.	0:30:51	0:30:55
-He continued it throughout -his international career...	0:30:55	0:30:59
-..when he played for Stoke City.	0:30:59	0:31:02
-I'm reluctant to show you this...	0:31:02	0:31:05
-..but here's a photograph of him -playing for the Potters.	0:31:05	0:31:09
-It was during this time...	0:31:10	0:31:12
-..he developed to be not only -the best player in the world...	0:31:12	0:31:17
-..but the best goalkeeper too.	0:31:17	0:31:19
-The Athletic Times called him -the Prince of Goalkeepers.	0:31:19	0:31:23
-So Leigh Richmond Roose -was a gifted player...	0:31:23	0:31:26
-..though he was in his 30s, nearing -the end of his football career.	0:31:26	0:31:31
-It coincided with the outbreak -of World War I. What was his story?	0:31:31	0:31:37
-We tend to think of Roose -as a doctor...	0:31:37	0:31:40
-..although he wasn't.	0:31:40	0:31:42
-He studied science here, aiming -to further his studies in London.	0:31:43	0:31:47
-But war broke out, and as a much -older player, he decided to enrol...	0:31:48	0:31:53
-..in the Royal Medical Corps -and was stationed in Gallipoli.	0:31:54	0:31:58
-I found a quote of his that he'd -written to a fellow footballer.	0:31:59	0:32:03
-He said, -"If ever there was a hell...	0:32:04	0:32:07
-"..on this -occasionally volatile planet...	0:32:07	0:32:10
-"..this oppressively hot, dusty, -diseased place has to be it."	0:32:11	0:32:16
-That's where -people thought he had died.	0:32:16	0:32:20
-His family believed -he'd died in Gallipoli.	0:32:20	0:32:23
-But his sister, who was close -to him, was shocked to learn...	0:32:24	0:32:28
-..from the Daily Mail cartoonist -at the time...	0:32:28	0:32:32
-..that he'd seen him -after Gallipoli...	0:32:32	0:32:35
-..and played cricket with him -in Egypt.	0:32:35	0:32:38
-So there's somewhat of a mystery -surrounding his death.	0:32:38	0:32:42
-Where did LR Roose actually go?	0:32:42	0:32:46
-According to Dilwyn, the answer -to LR Roose's mystery is in France.	0:32:53	0:32:58
-My search for my own family -also begins in France...	0:32:59	0:33:02
-..as I travel to Lille.	0:33:02	0:33:04
-We're only an hour from -the hustle and bustle of Lille...	0:33:22	0:33:26
-..and it's hard to imagine -that this quiet, remote location...	0:33:26	0:33:31
-..was the site of one of -the bloodiest battles of WWI.	0:33:31	0:33:36
-The Battle of the Somme.	0:33:36	0:33:38
-The battle was part of -Britain and France's campaign...	0:33:44	0:33:48
-..to defeat the German army -between July and November 1916.	0:33:49	0:33:52
-On the first day of battle...	0:33:52	0:33:56
-..almost 20,000 of the British -Empire's soldiers were killed...	0:33:56	0:34:00
-..along with 40,000 others -who were wounded.	0:34:01	0:34:04
-During four months -of fierce fighting...	0:34:04	0:34:07
-..more than a million men -were either killed or wounded...	0:34:07	0:34:11
-..in this corner of France.	0:34:11	0:34:13
-The trenches have left their mark -on the landscape.	0:34:13	0:34:17
-I realize that my -great-great-grandfather was lucky...	0:34:17	0:34:22
-..to return home alive.	0:34:22	0:34:24
-According to Taid, John Jones, -my great-great-grandfather...	0:34:27	0:34:31
-..served with the Royal Engineers.	0:34:32	0:34:35
-As an experienced quarryman...	0:34:35	0:34:37
-..he dug beneath the German trenches -to lay explosives...	0:34:37	0:34:41
-..before escaping.	0:34:42	0:34:44
-He sustained a shrapnel wound -and was sent home.	0:34:44	0:34:48
-He was lucky in the end...	0:34:48	0:34:50
-..and for anyone who's read -Taid's novel, Teulu Lord Bach...	0:34:50	0:34:55
-..John Jones Fish was named after -my great-great grandfather.	0:34:55	0:35:00
-Another who had reached the Somme -by 1 July 1916...	0:35:10	0:35:13
-..was Leigh Richmond Roose.	0:35:13	0:35:16
-But why -wasn't his family aware of this?	0:35:16	0:35:19
-The answer can be found -among the 72,000 names...	0:35:19	0:35:23
-..inscribed -on the Thiepval memorial stone.	0:35:23	0:35:26
-After witnessing atrocities -in Gallipoli...	0:35:29	0:35:32
-..Roose left the Medical Corps and -enrolled as a Royal Welch Fusilier.	0:35:32	0:35:37
-When he registered, -the registrar misspelt his name.	0:35:37	0:35:41
-No-one knows -if this was done purposely or not...	0:35:41	0:35:44
-..but he was registered -as LR Rouse instead of LR Roose.	0:35:45	0:35:49
-It was a source of confusion for the -family, who couldn't find his name.	0:35:50	0:35:55
-To this day, that's how the Prince -of Goalkeepers is remembered...	0:35:55	0:35:59
-..on the walls -of the Thiepval memorial.	0:36:00	0:36:03
-It's sad to think -that Roose's family...	0:36:08	0:36:11
-..didn't know -exactly what happened to him...	0:36:11	0:36:15
-..because of a misspelling.	0:36:15	0:36:18
-For the same reason, -they wouldn't have realized...	0:36:18	0:36:22
-..that in the London Gazette -in September 1916...	0:36:22	0:36:25
-..Private LR Rouse, -who won the Military Medal...	0:36:26	0:36:29
-..was actually Leigh Richmond Roose.	0:36:30	0:36:33
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-After suffering -in the Battle of the Somme...	0:37:25	0:37:28
-..the 38th Welsh Division...	0:37:29	0:37:33
-..were deployed -to the trenches of Flanders.	0:37:33	0:37:36
-Among them were the 15th Battalion -Royal Welch Fusiliers.	0:37:37	0:37:40
-While fleeing the atrocities -of the Somme was a good thing...	0:37:41	0:37:45
-..all the names on the Menin Gate...	0:37:45	0:37:47
-..are testament -to the bloodshed in Flanders.	0:37:48	0:37:50
-Here, preparing to fight -in the Battle of Pilckem Ridge...	0:37:53	0:37:57
-..was Private TH Davies.	0:37:57	0:37:59
-I've found his grave -in Dragoon Camp cemetery...	0:38:00	0:38:04
-..not far from the centre of Ypres.	0:38:04	0:38:07
-Private TH Davies...	0:38:59	0:39:01
-..was Thomas Huw Davies...	0:39:02	0:39:04
-..my great-great-grandfather, -or my great-grandmother's father.	0:39:04	0:39:09
-He died on the first night of battle -in Pilckem Ridge.	0:39:09	0:39:13
-According to Taid's research, -he was 39 years old...	0:39:13	0:39:18
-..with eight children back at home.	0:39:18	0:39:20
-It's very hard, -if not impossible, to sit here...	0:39:21	0:39:25
-..in front of his headstone, -knowing he'd been sent overseas...	0:39:25	0:39:30
-..to fight in a war -he knew very little about...	0:39:30	0:39:35
-..and to never return home.	0:39:35	0:39:38
-It's easy to leave -somewhere like Dragoon Camp...	0:39:46	0:39:49
-..while looking around -at all the agricultural land...	0:39:50	0:39:54
-..and forget -what happened here 100 years ago.	0:39:55	0:39:58
-Farmers still find explosives -or mortar similar to this...	0:39:58	0:40:04
-..which was used -to kill a man 100 years ago.	0:40:05	0:40:09
-Who knows, it might -even have killed Thomas Huw Davies.	0:40:09	0:40:13
-Not far from Dragoon Camp...	0:40:42	0:40:45
-..is Bleuet Farm cemetery...	0:40:45	0:40:47
-..where Gomer Griffiths, Thomas -Davies' brother-in-law, is buried.	0:40:47	0:40:52
-My great-great-grandmother -lost her husband and her brother...	0:40:52	0:40:57
-..in a matter of weeks and -they are buried a few miles apart...	0:40:57	0:41:01
-..yet a very long way -from Llan Ffestiniog.	0:41:01	0:41:04
-Bleuet Farm, -where Gomer Griffiths is buried...	0:41:15	0:41:18
-..is similar -to every other local cemetery.	0:41:19	0:41:21
-The reason it's used as a cemetery -is because the local farm...	0:41:22	0:41:26
-..was used -as a kind of dressing station...	0:41:26	0:41:31
-..where the wounded were treated.	0:41:31	0:41:34
-The cemetery is full of unfortunate -men that the medics couldn't save.	0:41:34	0:41:40
-Men from Britain, Canada...	0:41:40	0:41:44
-..and South Africa are buried here.	0:41:44	0:41:47
-It's a shock -seeing the grave of a German...	0:41:47	0:41:50
-..which goes to prove -that for a doctor during war...	0:41:50	0:41:54
-..a patient is a patient.	0:41:54	0:41:56
-On my return from Belgium...	0:42:46	0:42:49
-..I can't wait -to meet up with Taid...	0:42:49	0:42:51
-..who's found something else -while I've been away.	0:42:52	0:42:55
-This is something else -that might be of interest to you.	0:43:03	0:43:07
-It's a letter sent by the minister -of Jerusalem Chapel, Blaenau...	0:43:07	0:43:13
-..to Robert Joseph Jones -and my grandfather...	0:43:13	0:43:16
-..who were both members -of the chapel.	0:43:17	0:43:19
-It's dated Christmas, 1916.	0:43:20	0:43:25
-After reading it, they showed it -to another man from Tanygrisiau...	0:43:26	0:43:30
-..called Abraham Jones.	0:43:30	0:43:33
-He kept it -in the pocket of his tunic...	0:43:34	0:43:37
-..as he left for the frontline.	0:43:37	0:43:40
-We don't know if he had a chance -to read it or not...	0:43:40	0:43:44
-..because he was killed...	0:43:44	0:43:46
-..that very day.	0:43:47	0:43:49
-As you can see, -the bullet went through the letter.	0:43:49	0:43:53
-That's quite shocking, to be honest.	0:43:53	0:43:58
-If we saw -something like this in a film...	0:43:58	0:44:02
-..I doubt we'd believe -that such a thing could happen.	0:44:02	0:44:07
-But in real life, -that's precisely what happened.	0:44:07	0:44:12
-Perhaps one or two had read it, -another had put it in his pocket...	0:44:13	0:44:17
-..and was shot through the heart.	0:44:18	0:44:20
-The irony, perhaps...	0:44:21	0:44:23
-..is that the minister -is sending his best wishes...	0:44:23	0:44:27
-..to him and his friends...	0:44:28	0:44:30
-..while the bullet goes -through the letter and kills him.	0:44:31	0:44:34
-Ironic's the word.	0:44:35	0:44:36
-After beginning the journey -in Hibs...	0:44:50	0:44:53
-..it's fitting that I end my journey -at Bangor City's ground.	0:44:53	0:44:58
-But it's not Bangor -we're here to see.	0:44:58	0:45:01
-It's a game between Llanfairpwll -and Valley in the Anglesey League.	0:45:01	0:45:05
-I must admit, I was reluctant -to come. Remind me why we're here.	0:45:06	0:45:11
-This is the final...	0:45:11	0:45:14
-..of the Anglesey League's -Dargie Cup.	0:45:14	0:45:17
-The Dargie Cup.	0:45:17	0:45:19
-It was named -after a man called Arnold Dargie.	0:45:19	0:45:23
-I have a photograph of him.	0:45:24	0:45:26
-He played for Bangor, like me, -Liverpool...	0:45:26	0:45:29
-..and Wales' amateur side.	0:45:29	0:45:31
-When I was in college...	0:45:32	0:45:35
-..which was a lifetime ago by now...	0:45:35	0:45:38
-..there was once a shop in -Upper Bangor called Baine & Dargie.	0:45:38	0:45:43
-It's an unusual name. -I wonder if they were related?	0:45:43	0:45:47
-His father, Thomas Dargie, was -president of the North Wales Coast.	0:45:47	0:45:52
-When his son was killed at war...	0:45:52	0:45:55
-..he named the cup in his memory.	0:45:55	0:45:59
-It's nice to know -that his name lives on.	0:45:59	0:46:03
-Do you remember many years ago...	0:46:04	0:46:07
-..when you used to come -and watch me play for Bangor City...	0:46:07	0:46:11
-..when I scored all those goals, -in the days when I was able to run?	0:46:11	0:46:16
-Remember that old wooden stand?	0:46:16	0:46:19
-The club -has let me borrow this plaque.	0:46:19	0:46:22
-What I didn't know...	0:46:23	0:46:25
-..is that the stand...	0:46:25	0:46:28
-..was named after Arnold Dargie, -as well as the cup.	0:46:28	0:46:32
-It's good he's remembered.	0:46:32	0:46:34
-At the beginning of this journey, -I'd heard stories from you...	0:46:40	0:46:45
-..but it took -going to France and Belgium...	0:46:45	0:46:50
-..and seeing the cemeteries -and the grave of your grandfather...	0:46:50	0:46:55
-..my great-great-grandfather...	0:46:55	0:46:58
-..to realize -the reality of the situation.	0:46:58	0:47:01
-It was an eye opener.	0:47:01	0:47:03
-It's a very sobering sight, -isn't it?	0:47:04	0:47:08
-I'm glad -you've gone through that experience.	0:47:08	0:47:12
-Hopefully now...	0:47:12	0:47:14
-..you, as well as the girls, -are fully aware...	0:47:15	0:47:18
-..of your family's background.	0:47:18	0:47:22
-Arnold Dargie's name will live on -for another year at Llanfairpwll.	0:47:25	0:47:30
-But something Taid told me -has left a lasting impression.	0:47:30	0:47:34
-There's no village in Wales -that hasn't been touched by WWI.	0:47:34	0:47:39
-It's important -we respect these memorials.	0:47:39	0:47:42
-We will remember them.	0:47:42	0:47:44
-It's our duty to pass on these -stories to the next generation.	0:47:44	0:47:48
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