Montreal to Courcelette via Paardeberg, a Discussion with Michel Gravel
Battles of the First World War PodcastShow Notes
Historian Michel Gravel comes back on the podcast to discuss an incredibly interesting gentleman named John Stevenson Youngson.
Michel's works can be found here:
https://ysec.fr/?s=Michel+Gravel&post_type=product
Michel's GoFundMe for "La place Joseph Kaeble, VC, MM," in Neuville-Vitasse, France:
Regarding Michel's medals: when he mentions his medal collections increase in value, it's not monetary value. Rather their value increases in that the medal group is complete and the story behind them is available.
The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.
Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on BlueSky at @WW1podcast.bsky.social:
https://bsky.app/profile/ww1podcast.bsky.social
and the BFWWP website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Email me directly at [email protected] with any questions, comments, or concerns.
Please review the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes! :)
More from Battles of the First World War Podcast
Last Post Association volunteer Youri Van Miegroet joins the podcast to discuss his volunteer work with the Last Post Association in Ieper, Belgium, as well as his other volunteer and member projects with other organizations with a focus on Great War remembrance.
A recent trip to the American Civil War battlefield of Fredericksburg, VA inspired this short episode of one remarkable man who lived in that city and went on to serve his country during the First World War: Dr. Urbane Bass.
New Ypres League member Kirsten Note joins the podcast to discuss her work as a battlefield archaeologist, where she has assisted the Commonwealth Graves Commission (CWGC) in recovering the remains of fallen soldiers of the Great War.
New Ypres League member Rosie Barron joins the podcast to discuss her work as part of the Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre, aka the MOD War Detectives.