Opening slate identifies Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Commander of British Forces, and the Right Honorable Arthur J. Balfour, British Foreign Secretary, meeting and conferring in France, during World War 1. They are seen seated side by side on a bench in a park-like setting.
Arrival of an Allied troop transport ship at a port in France during World War I. British troops disembark along with carriage supplies and mobilize on docks with horses and troops. Troops from New Zealand board trains headed for the war front.
Shows British soldiers handle supplies at a railhead in France during World War 1. Troops chop wood, open crates and carry supplies. The food is delivered for distribution to various units during World War 1.
Highlanders (British Infantry) and British Engineers unload and take up wooden trench boards up to muddy trenches in France during World War 1. Wooden grids placed along the trenches to facilitate easier movement on the muddy surface.
Rubber thigh boots provided to British troops before they enter the trenches to prevent frost bite in France during World war 1. Troops wear the boosts and enter the trenches. Troops eat and talk in a trench.
American 26th Infantry troops do calisthenics (physical exercises.) at the Gondrecourt Training area of the First Division of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in France during World War 1.