A British gun crew firing an 18 pounder during World War 1. They are stripped to the waist and rapid-firing their field piece. British gun crews firing 60 pounders and 9.2 inch howitzers. British gun crews firing 18 pounders on a field.
Equestrians riding in Sibbon Park,near Folkestone, East Kent, England,during World War 1. A group gathering along a path in the background. In the foreground, several horse riders in traditional foxhunting attire, proceed along a park path behind a large group of fox hounds. Following behind them is a youth on a pony, and behind him the rest of the riders, including: a mix of military officers in uniform, men in traditional attire and women riding habit. Scene shifts to dirt roadway near farm fields, where riders and hounds assemble.
Old fishermen at Sidmouth, Devon, South West England, during World War 1. They work without help from young men (all of whom have left to fight in the war). They shake fish from their nets, on the shore. Two pick fish up from the shore where they have emptied them from their dory, seen behind them. They place them into a basket. The elderly fishermen seen earlier, emptying their nets, are now placing their catch into baskets. Change of scene, to buyers inspecting the baskets of newly caught fish. Fishermen standing by barrels of fish.
Close up views of French Army artillery soldiers loading and firing a large French 270mm howitzer during World War I. The soldiers wearing French kepi hats work together to load, close, raise, and fire the 270 gun. View of the howitzer alone as it fires.
French Army reinforcement soldiers on military vehicles approaching the Verdun Front in France during World War 1. Other soldiers and men on the street of a French village watch as the line of vehicles, artillery, horses, supplies, and soldiers move through the town. Houses and shops along the sides of the street. Line of French military vehicles paused on a road.
World War 1: A rock quarry area in France where French soldiers have constructed a trench for battle directly in the stone quarry. The men stand in the trench in France, surrounded by stone. Part of the trench has a covered plank held firm by a roof of rocks. French soldiers look out from the trench.