Bring Them Home

An evocative visual commemoration event took place on Armistice Day 2015 on the walls of Caernarfon Castle. The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum projected the number of the Regiment’s soldiers who fell on the battlefields during the First World War, then their names (over 11,000), along with photographs of many of the men. The projection began with the fitting song ‘Bring Him Home’ sung by tenor Alfie Boe, permission for which was kindly allowed by the Les Misérablespublishers.

The Bring Them Home project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, was staged by the museum to illustrate the extent of the losses suffered by just one regiment in the First World War, and the stories of the men behind the numbers. Although names of those who died serving in the war are inscribed on war memorials across Wales, the event was conceived to create a powerful presence by bringing all the men together in one place. The screening was repeated in 2016, 2017 and 2018 with newly donated photographs included.

Right: Large projection of Faces of the Fallen on Caernarfon Castle walls 11th November 2015 © RWF Museum