Rev. Arthur W. Woods: Faith, Duty, and the Army Chaplains of WWI

In this episode, Lucy explores the life and service of Reverend Arthur W. Woods, the Canadian chaplain who buried Private George Follett in June 1915. Through his story, we look more widely at the essential – but often overlooked – role of Army chaplains on the Western Front.From front-line ministry to writing final letters home, chaplains carried a unique emotional burden. They comforted the dying, walked among the wounded, and offered families a shred of certainty in a world collapsing into chaos. Rev. Woods’ quiet compassion at Follett’s burial gives us a powerful window into the pastoral, moral, and human responsibilities these men carried in the trenches.Join Lucy as she brings together archival research, personal testimony, and battlefield history to illuminate the chaplains’ role in remembrance, grief, and the everyday endurance of soldiers at war.