German Colonel and staff seen on horseback amongst troops under his command captured at Beaumont Hamel. The German prisoners move from hillside into ravine road and proceed to a prison camp at the rear. An ambulance drives beside the prisoners. British troops line the bluffs overlooking the road and German prisoners.
British truck-mounted antiaircraft guns harass German observation planes (not seen) during Battle of the Ancre in World War 1. British soldier watching the sky through binoculars.
Prisoners of war stand in line in a field during the Battle of Ancre, France in World War 1. British officer searches several of the German prisoners after they have all emptied their pockets and placed their belongings on the ground in front of them. Once satisfied, the officer tells them to pick up their belongings, which they do.
Mail call for Scottish troops after the Battle of the Ancre, during World War 1. A soldier distributes mail to the troops who eagerly gather around him on a hill overlooking fields below.
Battle of the Ancre in World War 1. The British 63rd Division (Royal Naval Division) assembling after the attack and capture of Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre. Troops of the Division smiling as they pose for the camera. Two are seen wearing captured German helmets. Four of the troops pose wearing captured German helmets. The troops march in formation to the rear for rest.
Following the Battle of Ancre in World War 1, British troops await buses to take them back from the front to Rest Billets in the rear. The transports arrive and they board.One bus stops enroute for several more soldiers, including an artilleryman wearing Goatskin. Soldiers of the British West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's own) and the Worcester Regiment, marching to the rear for a rest, alongside line of trucks headed the opposite way, toward the front.
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