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Troops advancing and artillery shells supplied to forward gun positions during the Battle of Ancre in World War I

Troops and supplies flowing towards the front during the Battle of Ancre in France during World War I. Horses taking supplies of shells to forward gun positions through a sea of mud. Soldiers place shells in bags suspended over sides of Horses. Some of the horses get bogged down in knee deep mud. The supply train, of horses carrying shells, stops for a rest. Mounted troops sip hot coffee. They continue and approach the forward positions passing aside a deep crater filled with water and then proceeding up on a ridge.

Date: 1916, November
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028120
British guns commence bombardment of German lines during the Battle of Ancre in France.

British 5th Army gunners begin an intense bombardment of the 3rd German line, with 8 inch howitzers. during the Battle of the Ancre, in World War 1.They fire from under camouflage netting. Lines of shells standing on end, surround the gun positions.

Date: 1916, November
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028121
British 5th Army troops preparing for Battle of the Ancre in World War 1

British 5th Army soldiers gather in a field during the Battle of Ancre in France. They are issued rubber thigh boots to keep them dry in muddy trenches and prevent frostbite. Vehicles in the background. Soldiers stand near a trench in the field. They walk in the trench. They fix detonators into Mills grenades. The Scottish Rifles Cameronians infantry regiment load up magazines for their machine guns. Reinforcements of troops and war materiel seen pouring up to the front.

Date: 1916, November
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028122
British Soldiers stand near a bunker and fire 6 inch howitzer during the Battle of the Ancre in World War I

British 5th Army artillerymen firing 6 inch howitzer during the Battle of the Ancre in World War 1. Soldiers stand near a bunker in the field. They load and fire the howitzer. Smoke arises due to the firing. A forward observation officer watches through binoculars to give range corrections to the gunners.. A soldier speaks on loudspeaker. Shells on the field. Sleighs are brought to the front to carry the wounded through the mud to the rear. Troops seen pulling carts loaded with ammunition and supplies up to the gun batteries.

Date: 1916, November
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028123
British Soldiers take artillery shells to the front line in Battle of the Ancre in World War I.

Battle of the Ancre during World War I.British troops ready for combat in their dugouts on the banks of the Ancre River in France. Houses on a hilly terrain on the banks of the Ancre River in France. British soldiers bring artillery shells to the front line.

Date: 1916, November
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028124
British troops receiving rations during the Battle of Ancre during World War I

British 5th Army troops in shell pocked area in France.They receive rations from a field kitchen the night before launching their attack in Battle of the Ancre, in World War I. Several are seen in a dugout by companions sitting on the ground. They smile and joke around as they eat their rations.

Date: 1916, November
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028125