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King George V of United Kingdom visits British Expeditionary Force troops at the front in France.

Opening slate refers to King George V visiting the British "contemptible little army," at the front in France. This refers to German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm, who ostensibly issued an order in August 1914 referring to General French's "contemptible little army." (General French refers to Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, who commanded the British Expeditionary Force following the outbreak of World War 1.) The King with his Aide de Camp, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and others, steps from an official car. One officer, in an overcoat, walks away, rapidly,heading towards a road where British troops are moving. He is standing there with two officers wearing white arm bands, as King George V and his party reach the spot.Cavalry horses are grazing in a field nearby. British Expeditionary Force (BEF) units are moving along the road. The King greets and shakes hands with an officer standing near the moving troops. The road is crowded with horse-drawn wagons moving war materiel. Infantry are seen in the far background. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Location: France
Date: 1914
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045919
British women march with boards and placards demonstrate their desire to work for war effort in United Kingdom.

British women march on the street in large numbers in the United Kingdom. They march in the rain. They hold boards, banners and placards with the messages that they desire to work for the nation early during World War I. One sign reads, "Mobilize brains and energy of women." Houses and shops along the sides of the street. Vehicles pass on the street.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1914
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028143
Coal miners stand at railway station and vote in the United Kingdom.

Coal miners stand at a railway station in United Kingdom. A train arrives on the railway track. Other miners come out of the train. They hold lamps in their hands. The miners cast their votes in Tredegar. They walk on the street. Houses along the sides of the street.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1914
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028149
Women work at a factory and hammer nails into wooden boards, making panels or wooden boxes in the United Kingdom.

Women work at a factory in the United Kingdom. A bicycle in the background. The British women are seen hammering nails into wooden boards and panels, possibly building wooden boxes or wooden panels.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1914
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028150
British troops boarding a train at a railway station in the United kingdom during World War I.

British troops boarding train in United Kingdom, during World War I. Other soldiers walk along the platform of a railroad station, where a railroad train sits with its doors open. The doors identify the coaches as third class. Two officers converse. One smokes a cigar. A sign reads: "Cross The Line By The Bridge". Officers and soldiers board the railway train.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1914
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044670
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, places a wreath and greets veterans at the Canadian National War Memorial, Ottawa, Canada.

Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of the United Kingdom (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) arrives at the Canadian National War Memorial (Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5A4, Canada) in a Cadillac automobile with a clear plastic roof. She walks along a line of Canadian war veterans and converses with some of them. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer holds back crowd of enthusiastic spectators. The Queen Mother places a wreath at the base of the war memorial, which is already adorned with countless wreaths placed there on Canada's Remembrance Day. Memorial is engraved: "1914-1918." The Queen Mother wears three pearl necklaces. Canadian spectators pack the sidewalks, as the Queen Mother rides along the streets of Ottawa. Views, from a height, of the ceremony at the National War Memorial. The Queen Mother stands before assembled officials. A military band is in formation. Large numbers of spectators are assembled to watch. The Queen Mother's wreath is shown with its card reading: “From Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother."

Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Date: 1954, November 13
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675056034
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