The Rhyl Riot
Heroes Remember - The First World War
The Rhyl Riot
Transcript
And at that time we had what
they call the Rhyl riot.
The war had ended and they were bringing
people back from France and
sending them back home and
us fellows that had just gone over,
we were held up there for quite a while
for our papers to come through.
They got quite disappointed by being held up there
after these new fellows just came over and
were going back first and they broke out
a riot and somehow or other somebody got
some live guns and that started a riot and
I remember one fellow by the name of Hickman
from Dorchester.
He was over on the first contingent and
just by accident he was killed in that riot.
Description
Mr. Scovil describes the tension in Rhyl, Wales which arose from the decision to send home first those soldiers who had served the least amount of time overseas. The ensuing riot results in the accidental shooting and death of one of Mr. Scovil's friends.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- August 31, 1998
- Duration:
- 1:29
- Person Interviewed:
- Henry Scovil
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- First World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Great Britain
- Branch:
- Army
- Units/Ship:
- 65th Battalion
- Date modified: