The camera, on board a boat, travels down the river, being passed by a light launch. On a camouflaged raft moored at the side of the river are two British 4.7-inch guns. Further down is a moored barge...
I. 'XMAS PARCELS FOR TOMMY. The boys at the front are not forgotten during Yuletide, every endeavour is made to enable Tommy to receive his parcel without delay.' MS of Royal Engineer holding a chit, ...
The soldiers bring the full coaltrucks out to the surface of the mine. The coal is dumped from the trucks and horse-wagons are loaded from the dump. A traction engine runs a coal-crusher. A few soldie...
Close to Villers Bretonneux the tank 'Elfriede', victim of the first tank-to-tank engagement on 24th April, lies on its side with its track mechanism clearly visible.A view of the mountain area. The P...
I. MS of group posed for the camera - Amelie is a tall woman, taller than the two civic dignitaries who stand to either side. The ex-Queen inspects the Guides (they are very young - Brownies ?). A sma...
I. 'THE PIGEON AS POSTMAN. Taken up on motor cycle to the trenches the birds except for casualties, never fail to reach "home" behind the lines where the telegraphist sends on the message.' Pigeons ar...
The celebrations involve an Italian contingent parade and marchpast, chiefly of the field guns, watched by the contingent's commander, General di Robillant. A posed group of General Peppino Garibaldi,...
The troops (described as in action, but quite clearly training) practise rushing forward from slit trench to slit trench, directed by umpires. They throw their smoke grenades into the opposing trenche...