Daniel Lascovac sits on a car and mother puts a helmet on his head. Boy sits on a small motorcycle and starts it. People gather to see him. Boy rides the motorcycle and takes it through difficult roads and areas. Boy completes the ride on his motorbike and people stand to greet him. Girl comes to the boy and kisses him. Boy eats a lollypop.
A cadre of Russian troops from the Russian Expeditionary Force in World War 1. They carry rifles with fixed bayonets, as they stand in formation on a dirt field. Their commander, holding a saber, orders his men to present arms. He then marches to a place between his cadre and a brass band. To the right of the band are French general, Henri Joseph Gourard and two other officers. Next, a French soldier in an Adrian steel helmet carrying a saber, presents himself for an award. General Gourard touches the soldier with his saber and then pins a mililtary decoration on his coat. A military photographer stands nearby. The General bestows ceremonial kisses on the awardee. Russian troops are in formation in the background. All the troops, French and Russian, begin to parade. Camera moves toward the rear of reviewers to where many observers are present, including some on horseback. Close-up of General Gourard with other French and Russian officers and officials.
The London Stock Exchange Battalion of Royal Fusiliers, the first of many Pals Battalions, resting on a field, on their way to Arras, during World War One.
A British advance cyclist patrol is surrounded by school children who run alongside them as they move along a road on their bicycles, entering a French town, during World War One. Older townspeople walk behind.
British gun crew, stripped to the waist, performs a rapid fire drill with an 18 pounder artillery piece, as an officer, nearby, uses a megaphone to direct them, during World War 1. (WWI; WW1)
Opening slate refers to West Africans working at Allied munitions dumps. Scene shows French Colonial Senegalese infantrymen (Tirailleurs Senegalais) carrying ammunition boxes in a huge storage dump, under supervision of British officers. Some wear steel helmets, others wear British-style caps. They walk over paths between stacks of artillery shells. One appears to have a cigar in his mouth. They are followed by Several Allied soldiers, also carrying ammunition boxes. An Allied soldier in steel helmet smokes a cigarette, while standing next to large artillery shells. View of dirt road at side of the munitions dump, with a truck backed up to it. Many Allied soldiers are seen working around the periphery of the dump throughout the film.. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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