By Frazer Maude, North Of England Correspondent
For years, George Lumb's memories of his grandfather as a soldier were based on a handful of black and white photographs from almost 100 years ago.
But one night whilst surfing the web at his home near Rotherham, he came across some video footage from 1915 on the Yorkshire Film Archive's website.
It showed 1,000 troops of the 5th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment parading through York before being sent to the front.
And there, on the front row of squad of marching soldiers, he saw his grandfather, George.
"It's amazement more than anything," he said. "We're talking almost 100 years ago and there he is as a young man, with thousands of other young men who went through that war.
"I am proud of him. And that's me being deep because I'm not that sort of person - I might think it but I don't say it a lot."
There are touching moments in the film like a young girl running across the parade ground, or a woman holding a soldiers hand as he marches over York's Lendal Bridge.
The regiment were to see some of World War One's most gruelling campaigns. They were also the first regiment to face the horrendous phosgene gas attacks.
But despite an arduous campaign, George Lumb and his two brothers, John William and Alburt, all returned home safely to Yorkshire.
The footage forms part of the archive's Filmed And Not Forgotten project to allow public access to their collection.
Martin Watson from the YFA said: "What I think is startling for us is that this is not a happy occasion, but it is an upbeat occasion.
"The soldiers are smiling, it's their chance to fight for King and country, they're pleased to go, to make a difference. There isn't that desperately sad feeling that we see later in the war."
For us, almost 100 years on from this film being made, it's a chance to see, close up, the faces of the men we do so much to remember.
The film can be seen here, and the YFA would like to hear from anyone who finds a connection with any of the films in the archive's remarkable collection.
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