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Long Lost Family Special: The Unknown Soldiers

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MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 16 Oct 2019 19:19

9pm Mon 21 Oct on ITV1.

Each year around 60 bodies of British service personnel killed in battle are found on historical battlefields. In a 1.5 hour special to the popular TV series, Long Lost Family: The Unknown Soldiers sees presenters Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell capture the emotion as they follow the fascinating work of the MOD War Detectives team. Personal stories unfold as the team tries to identify those found, locate their families and invite them to Full Military Honours funeral services for their lost relatives.


https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week43/long-lost-family-special-unknown-soldiers#

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 16 Oct 2019 19:38

Thank you Mr.M
<3 <3

lostmeboardname

lostmeboardname Report 16 Oct 2019 20:02

thanks. Added it to TV schedule. :-)

Researching:
Feakes (Worcestershire) Kirby (Worcestershire)

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 16 Oct 2019 20:10

Thank you Mr M. <3

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Oct 2019 20:41

Thanks for this. I'll set it to record.

Kath. x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Oct 2019 22:04

That sounds a great episode will have to set it up to remind me

Thanks :-D

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 17 Oct 2019 00:09


Oh that will be emotional.

I always go through the tv mag and circle programmes to watch or record.

Lizx

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 17 Oct 2019 14:33

Thanks, Me M.....one to watch I think <3

Researching:
Give a dog a bone!

grannyfranny

grannyfranny Report 17 Oct 2019 22:11

I read about this in the TV guide.

Having had my DNA tested, one of the sites I loaded it onto had a section where they had someone gathering DNA for this sort of research. As Mum (and dad, as they were related) had a cousin who died in WW1 with no known grave, I intended to volunteer my own DNA for their records. Unfortunately I have never been able to access their website. But maybe some day...

Researching:
Freeman of Berwick upon Tweed

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 20 Oct 2019 19:55

Nudge :-D :-D

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 21 Oct 2019 13:03

Giving Ann’s nudge a boot to the top :-D :-D

Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 21 Oct 2019 16:55

Nudge thanks Mr Magoo

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 21 Oct 2019 22:21

Very goo programme.....well worth watching.

You may need tissues :-0

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 21 Oct 2019 22:40

Yes, the TV screen got a bit blurry at times. :-(

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Linda

Linda Report 21 Oct 2019 22:50

Yes very good programme felt very sad for those were the DNA did not match hope they do more

Researching:
Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 21 Oct 2019 23:16

I gathered that the team were carrying on :-)

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 22 Oct 2019 08:08

I only caught the last half hour but it was excellent. When they were at Imjin barracks they were five minutes down the road from me (that is walking!).In a past life 19 years ago I worked there.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 22 Oct 2019 15:48

Just watched the programme very good and did need
some tissues :-)

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 23 Oct 2019 01:01

Excellent t.v. Informative and moving. I am delighted that the MoD does this research/ I wonder if they load the DNA results of unknown soldiers onto sites like Ancestry and see if they get a link.
Or do they do research first and only check DNA against that of actual potential family members.

Researching:
Woodhouse and Trilloe from Herefordshire; Lockyear and Date from Somerset, Thomas and Edwards from Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, also Argyll, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork