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-Tracing the family tree -is an obsession for Welsh people. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:04 | |
-We like to ask where do you come -from and to whom are you related. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:08 | |
-At the National Library -in Aberystwyth... | 0:00:09 | 0:00:11 | |
-..the Perthyn team is -investigating some of your stories. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
-There are many colourful characters -amongst us! Welcome to Perthyn. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:20 | |
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-The National Library -is a mine of information... | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
-..about every aspect of our history. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
-Over the past few months... | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
-..we've received and researched -stories from all parts of Wales. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:03 | |
-The Perthyn team has been -delving through each one. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
-Family scandals and countless -mysteries have been unearthed. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
-One story which attracted our -attention takes us to Pembrokeshire. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:24 | |
-This is Hedd Ladd-Lewis. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:26 | |
-I've arranged to meet him -at his home in Boncath. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
-Hedd is trying to fill in -the blanks on his family tree. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
-You have a keen interest in history, -especially local history. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:43 | |
-Most definitely, -I'm interested in local history... | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
-..and my own family's history. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
-Do you collect -your family's stories? | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
-I've collected the family's stories -for many years... | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
-..and I've catalogued them all -before they've been lost forever. | 0:01:56 | 0:02:00 | |
-The family have information -and stories which are priceless. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
-If they're not recorded, -they'll be lost forever... | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
-..and that would be a huge loss. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
-This area plays a large part -in your life. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
-You've also lived away from here. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
-Yes, I lived in London -before returning to Wales. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:21 | |
-It's nice being back in my -home patch to raise my own family. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:26 | |
-It's nice seeing them enjoying -the life I enjoyed as a child here. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:33 | |
-Looking at your family tree... | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
-..war has played a large part in it. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
-A very large part. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
-Without a doubt, -both sides have a military history. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:47 | |
-On the one side, we have John Lewis, -this character here. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
-He was my great-great-grandfather -on my father's side. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
-The only thing I know about him -is his name - John Lewis. | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
-There's a family story about him -fighting in the Crimean War. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:05 | |
-I haven't been able to prove that. -He was also born in London. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:10 | |
-On my mother's side, -we have John Emrys Ladd... | 0:03:10 | 0:03:15 | |
-..my great-grandfather. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
-He joined the Army in 1917. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
-We have some information -about that time. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
-My grandfather recorded -some of his father's information. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
-My grandfather spent a lot of time -with his grandfather... | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
-..Charles Ladd - -this gentleman here. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
-Here are Charles and Hannah Ladd. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
-We know that Charles and Hannah Ladd -emigrated to Patagonia. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:43 | |
-Did they? | 0:03:43 | 0:03:45 | |
-That's very interesting. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
-They were out there for a period -of time. We don't know how long. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
-We also know -that they returned to Wales. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
-He was quite a character. | 0:03:57 | 0:03:59 | |
-He has a mischievous face! | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
-There's a half-smile in those eyes. -There's a resemblance! | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
-He was quite a character. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:11 | |
-What would you like to find out? | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
-Are there questions -you'd like to ask on this journey? | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
-There are many questions. I want -to know more about John Lewis. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
-All I have is his name. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
-It's said that he fought in the -Crimean War. I'd like proof of that. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:29 | |
-I'd also like to find out -if he was from London. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
-On John Emrys-Ladd's side... | 0:04:33 | 0:04:36 | |
-..I'd like to learn about -his time on the front line... | 0:04:36 | 0:04:41 | |
-..on the Western Front. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
-How did he get there? -What happened to him? | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
-And I want to know why Charles -and Hannah returned to Wales. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
-That's a big question. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:53 | |
-Why? | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
-What were their reasons? | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
-Hedd is searching -for two soldiers in his family. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
-One of them is John Emrys Ladd, -his maternal great-grandfather. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
-He wants to start with his paternal -great-great-grandfather, John Lewis. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:22 | |
-He has very little information... | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
-..apart from a family story -and an old photograph. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
-Perthyn's Will Troughton -is a photographic expert. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
-Hedd is off to meet him -in the National Library. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
-Does Will have any answers -to his questions? | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
-By looking at the photograph... | 0:05:40 | 0:05:42 | |
-..the first thing I notice -is the format. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
-It's called a carte de visite. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
-These were popular from the 1860s -until the end of that century. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
-We can see the name of the -photographer - J Harrison Goldie... | 0:05:52 | 0:05:57 | |
-..something street, Swansea. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
-J Harrison Goldie worked in Swansea -from 1884 through to the 1890s. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:06 | |
-Mr Lewis looks like -a retired soldier. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:13 | |
-His uniform looks as if it comes -from the Crimean War. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:18 | |
-That's very interesting. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
-It would be good to find out whether -he had fought in the Crimean War. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:26 | |
-That would be great. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
-Will thinks that the medals on John -Lewis's chest are an indication... | 0:06:31 | 0:06:36 | |
-..that he fought in the Crimean War, -possibly in the bigger battles... | 0:06:36 | 0:06:41 | |
-..Alma, Sevastopol and Inkerman. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
-Between 1853 and 1856... | 0:06:44 | 0:06:46 | |
-..British, French, -Turkish and Sardinian forces... | 0:06:46 | 0:06:50 | |
-..fought against Russia -in the Crimea, modern-day Turkey. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:54 | |
-The Crimean War, a battle for power -in the Middle East... | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
-..is renowned for the massacre... | 0:07:00 | 0:07:02 | |
-..during the -Charge of the Light Brigade. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
-Despite winning the war... | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
-..2,500 British soldiers -were killed in the Crimea. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
-As a result of the soldiers' -harsh living conditions... | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
-..another 16,000 died from diseases -such as dysentery and cholera. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
-The Crimean War -transformed the relationship... | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
-..between Europe's superpowers. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
-Can Will shed any light on John -Lewis's possible role in the war? | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
-We've found John Lewis's -marriage certificate. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
-He married Elizabeth Morgans. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
-Soldier Scots Fusilier Guards. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:46 | |
-The Scots Fusilier Guards -were part of the first regiment... | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
-..which supported -the Light Division. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
-They fought in the Crimean War, -and the date is important - 1852. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:58 | |
-It's the year -before the Crimean War began. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
-So, did he get married and then -went to fight in the Crimean War? | 0:08:03 | 0:08:07 | |
-That's a strong possibility. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
-Excellent. Well, well, well. -Where did they live at the time? | 0:08:10 | 0:08:15 | |
-In Westminster, London. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
-But he had been born... | 0:08:19 | 0:08:20 | |
-But he had been born... - -..in Haverfordwest. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
-The full circle -brings him back to Pembrokeshire. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
-Yes. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
-So he was originally -from Pembrokeshire. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
-Well, well, well. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
-That's interesting, too. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:35 | |
-I've always thought that his side -of the family all came from London. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:39 | |
-Oh, right. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:41 | |
-I thought I had English blood, but -it was traced back to Pembrokeshire. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
-We can confirm -that John Lewis's name... | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
-..is on the list of soldiers -who fought in Crimea... | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
-..and that he came -from Pembrokeshire. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:56 | |
-Hedd's maternal family -also came from Pembrokeshire. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:00 | |
-Many family members are buried -in Blaenwaun cemetery, St Dogmaels. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:05 | |
-He knows that his -great-great-grandparents... | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
-..Charles and Hannah Ladd, -emigrated to Patagonia in 1881. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
-Perthyn has discovered... | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
-..that the family was back -in Pembrokeshire by 1891. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
-Hedd wants to know why they went -to Patagonia in the first place... | 0:09:22 | 0:09:27 | |
-..and why they returned. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:29 | |
-He's come to see historian -Dr Bill Jones... | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
-..an expert on emigration. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
-Can he offer any answers? | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
-When people emigrate, they don't -emigrate for just one reason. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
-There are different factors. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:45 | |
-In this case... | 0:09:46 | 0:09:47 | |
-..it might have been -Charles and Hannah's cultural dream. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:52 | |
-It could also have been -their material dream. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
-That's very interesting. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
-My mother told me that -my great-great-grandfather... | 0:09:58 | 0:10:02 | |
-..was a very cultural man. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:04 | |
-He was interested -in the Welsh language... | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
-..and in Wales's culture. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
-Your family's passion -for the Welsh language... | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
-..must have played a part -in their desire to visit Patagonia. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
-During the early years... | 0:10:18 | 0:10:20 | |
-..a Welsh proto-government -was established in Patagonia. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:26 | |
-There was a Welsh-medium -educational system. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:30 | |
-Local government -was administered in Welsh. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:33 | |
-Settling in Patagonia... | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
-..was the dream of minister -and nationalist Michael D Jones. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
-It was an opportunity to establish -a new independent Wales. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
-In July 1865, -after two months of sailing... | 0:10:47 | 0:10:51 | |
-..the Mimosa docked at Port Madryn. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
-Over 150 people were on board... | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
-..the first Welsh settlers. | 0:10:57 | 0:10:59 | |
-220 acres of land had been earmarked -for the people who arrived. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:05 | |
-With the promise of fertile land -and a Welsh-language community... | 0:11:05 | 0:11:10 | |
-..it was hoped that more people -from Wales would settle there. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:14 | |
-It was no Utopia. -Life was difficult for them. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:19 | |
-It begs the question -why did they return to Wales? | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
-Well...! | 0:11:23 | 0:11:24 | |
-Charles and Hannah may have been -disappointed with their experience. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:30 | |
-Their dream might not have -fulfilled their expectations. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
-There was a lot of friction -between the Argentine government... | 0:11:34 | 0:11:39 | |
-..and the settlers. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
-They were under pressure -to teach Spanish in their schools. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:46 | |
-They might have found -living conditions too harsh. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:50 | |
-Charles and Hannah went out in 1881. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
-There was a poor harvest in 1882. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
-They relied on the river. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
-If river levels -weren't sufficiently high... | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
-..or there was insufficient rain, -they faced a period of famine. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
-Hannah was from a cultural area -in Trewyddel... | 0:12:06 | 0:12:12 | |
-..where there were chapels, -societies and eisteddfodau. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:17 | |
-Suddenly, she was alone on the -Patagonian plains with her children. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:22 | |
-She would have had -no social connections. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
-It wouldn't have surprised me -at all... | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
-..that they returned -because they longed for Wales. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:32 | |
-Especially so if that longing... | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
-..was reinforced by loneliness, -living in a remote place... | 0:12:36 | 0:12:42 | |
-..with very little communication -between people apart from Sundays. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:48 | |
-It might have given them -a different view of Wales. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
-When people move away... | 0:12:53 | 0:12:55 | |
-..they see the place -they leave behind differently... | 0:12:55 | 0:12:59 | |
-..to the way they see it -when they live there. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:02 | |
-People idealized Wales at the time. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
-There's a great excerpt -in Nel Fach Y Bwcs. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
-She had left Wales as a young girl. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
-She notes that life in Wales -was wonderful... | 0:13:13 | 0:13:18 | |
-..and everyone spoke Welsh there. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
-By 1891, Charles and Hannah Ladd -had left Patagonia... | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
-..and were back on the farm -in Trewyddel, Pembrokeshire. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
-It must have been difficult -to set up home in Wales again. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:43 | |
-At least they knew the local people. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
-They returned to their birthplace. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
-The 1911 Census notes that Charles -and Hannah Ladd had seven children. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:55 | |
-Four were born in Patagonia and -three were born after they returned. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:00 | |
-It also notes that only five -were still alive in 1911. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
-This is the first time -this detail appeared on a census. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:10 | |
-What happened to the other two? | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
-Perthyn has discovered -their death certificates. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:16 | |
-Now, then. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:18 | |
-Lizzie Ladd had scarlet fever. -That's what killed her. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:28 | |
-Scarlet fever. -She was six years old. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
-Here's the second certificate. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
-Garfield Ladd. -He was also six when he died. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:42 | |
-Dear me. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
-TB. Pulmonary tuberculosis. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
-This family suffered -more than one heartbreak. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
-You can imagine how -Charles and Hannah felt in 1917... | 0:14:55 | 0:14:59 | |
-..when their other son, -John Emrys, my great-grandfather... | 0:15:00 | 0:15:04 | |
-..was sent away to fight in the war. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:09 | |
-I'd like to know more -about John Emrys Ladd... | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
-..and what happened to him. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
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-Hedd Ladd-Lewis has discovered... | 0:15:36 | 0:15:38 | |
-..that John Lewis, -his great-great-grandfather... | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
-..fought in the Crimean War. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
-There's also another soldier -in the family - John Emrys Ladd... | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
-..the son of the Ladd family -that emigrated to Patagonia. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:51 | |
-John Emrys is Hedd's -maternal great-grandfather. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
-Hedd knows that John Emrys -fought in the First World War. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
-He's come to the South Wales -Borderers Museum in Brecon... | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
-..to meet historian -Dr Gethin Mathews. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
-He's found John Emrys Ladd's -military records. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-This is his enrolment form. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
-It says that he enrolled -in Brecon in September 1916. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:22 | |
-Strangely enough, it notes that -his desire was to join the RFC... | 0:16:23 | 0:16:27 | |
-..the Royal Flying Corps. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
-But they had short lives. -So, thankfully, he didn't join them. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:35 | |
-This says that his health was A2. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:40 | |
-That might explain -why he didn't join the RFC. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:43 | |
-He would have had to be A1. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:45 | |
-Was he conscripted to join the Army? | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
-Or did he join voluntarily? | 0:16:49 | 0:16:51 | |
-During the first months -of the war... | 0:16:52 | 0:16:54 | |
-..many men volunteered -to join the Army. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:57 | |
-By the middle of 1915, it became -apparent that more men were needed. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:03 | |
-They introduced the Derby Scheme. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
-With conscription imminent... | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
-..they encouraged men to voluntarily -register for military service. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:14 | |
-The Derby Scheme categorized men -according to their age... | 0:17:14 | 0:17:20 | |
-..and marital status. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
-John Emrys joined thinking -he would be one of the last... | 0:17:22 | 0:17:26 | |
-..called into action -since he had a young family. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
-By September 1916, -military conscription was in force. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
-He had no choice -but to fight for his country. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:37 | |
-The most interesting document -we have of his military career... | 0:17:38 | 0:17:42 | |
-..is his disciplinary record. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
-It shows that he was punished twice -for missing a parade. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:50 | |
-The first time, -he received a slapped wrist. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:54 | |
-The second time, he was confined -to barracks for 10 days. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:58 | |
-He might have just missed a train. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
-He could have gone home to -visit his family and returned late. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:04 | |
-That's interesting because it ties -in with my grandfather's memories. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:09 | |
-He tells of his unwillingness -to return to the battlefield... | 0:18:09 | 0:18:15 | |
-..on a cassette tape -which I still have in my possession. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:21 | |
-In 1917, when he returned to action -for the final time... | 0:18:22 | 0:18:26 | |
-..he didn't want to go back. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:28 | |
-He was escorted to the train station -to catch the train. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:33 | |
-By then, he was probably aware -of the atrocity of the trenches. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:38 | |
-He perhaps knew what his destiny -held in store for him. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
-On 19 April, 1917, -a fortnight after reaching France... | 0:18:47 | 0:18:51 | |
-..John Emrys was transferred -from the South Wales Borderers... | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
-..to the Royal Welch Fusiliers. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:57 | |
-They had suffered terrible losses in -the Somme and Mametz Wood battles. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:02 | |
-They needed new recruits. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
-The 10th Battalion -of the Royal Welch Fusiliers... | 0:19:08 | 0:19:12 | |
-..were fighting in Arras -in June 1917. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
-The Battle of Arras -had taken place earlier in the year. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
-They wanted to strengthen -the front line... | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
-..and retain their territory. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
-They attacked the German trenches -on 14 June, 1917. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:29 | |
-It was a successful attack... | 0:19:29 | 0:19:32 | |
-..but many British soldiers -were killed or wounded. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
-I can see the name -of my great-grandfather here. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
-John Emrys Ladd. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:48 | |
-It says he was wounded. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
-He was wounded in battle. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
-He was one of the fortunate ones, -plucked from no-man's land. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:58 | |
-Unfortunately, he died -the following day, on June 15. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:05 | |
-That's something I wasn't aware of. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
-So many soldiers were killed -in one relatively small battle. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:14 | |
-That in itself is very sad. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
-What makes it even more poignant, -if you read this... | 0:20:23 | 0:20:27 | |
-..is the birth date -of John Emrys's daughter. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:32 | |
-She was born six days -before he was killed. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:38 | |
-So, he never met -his third child, Bertha. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:44 | |
-It's terrible. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:46 | |
-They all grew up -without knowing their father. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
-That experience was felt by tens -of thousands of Welsh children... | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
-..during this time. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:56 | |
-Over 250,000 Welshmen -fought in the Great War. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:01 | |
-Like John Emrys Ladd, -35,000 were killed. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:04 | |
-These are his belongings... | 0:21:07 | 0:21:09 | |
-..passed on to his widow -after he was killed. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
-"1 Cotton Bag... | 0:21:16 | 0:21:18 | |
-"..1 Pipe... | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
-"..1 Watch (Broken), 1 Purse... | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
-"..1 Cigarette Case, -1 Lock of Hair... | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
-"..1 Identity Disc, Letters... | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
-"..1 Notecase, 1 Testament." | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
-Dear me. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
-When I was old enough -to realize things... | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
-..Benjamin James -told me a story about my father. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:52 | |
-Charlie, my boy... | 0:21:52 | 0:21:54 | |
-..what a morning -that morning turned out to be... | 0:21:55 | 0:21:58 | |
-..when your father went back -for the last time. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:02 | |
-In he went, through the passage, -up the stairs to the bedroom. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:08 | |
-He grabbed Freda and kissed her. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
-Then, he grabbed you. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
-He pulled you close to his chest -and kissed you. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
-That kiss will stay on your lip -forever more. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:27 | |
-It's been -such an interesting journey. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
-John Emrys Ladd's roots -are in this area. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
-As part of this journey... | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
-..I've discovered that John Lewis's -roots are also in Pembrokeshire... | 0:22:50 | 0:22:55 | |
-..in Haverfordwest. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:57 | |
-We've created a full circle here. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
-It's strengthened my links... | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
-..and my family's links -to this special part of Wales. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:07 | |
-There's the idea of belonging, -belonging to one particular area. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:16 | |
-I hope I can pass that -on to my children. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
-I want them to have a sense -of belonging. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
-If my children can look out -over their square mile... | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
-..and appreciate it -as much as I appreciate it... | 0:23:29 | 0:23:33 | |
-..I'll be a very contented man. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:36 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:59 | |
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