Belgian troops fight in Ramscapelle, Belgium during World War I. Soldiers fire rifles from a trench in the battlefield. A soldier gets injured. Other soldiers take him out of the trench for first aid.
Belgian troops after days of fighting in Belgium during World War I. Two soldiers seated on chairs. The soldiers get their beards shaved. Other soldiers watch them. Buildings in the background.
War damage in Pervyse, Belgium (sometimes also spelled Pervijze or Pervyse). Destroyed railroad station and damaged buildings from battles near the Yser Front. Smoke coming from an underground kitchen. 'Pervyse' written on a board on the top of a building. A man walks through the rubble. Ruins of Pervyse Cathedral. Slate indicates it was the site where General Grosetti "stood for two hours amid falling masonry, urging his men forward." Interior of the damaged cathedral and men sifting through the rubble.
The general staff of the Third Division of Belgian Army. The staff members stand outside a building. It is Winter, 1914, and the officers are dressed warmly. Trees in the background are devoid of leaves. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
World War 1: Members of the British all-volunteer "New Army" (aka Kitchener's Army) try out a new trenching tool, The soldiers appear to have some difficulty digging trenches with the tools. At most, they manage to cut pieces of sod. (They are working under the canopy of a tree, and appear to encounter tree roots.)
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)
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