Processing German prisoners during World War One. A line of German prisoners of war stand above a trench at the front, in France, where they are being processed under supervision of British non-commissioned officers. Each prisoner is searched and then sent on for transport to the rear. Several are asked to pose momentarily for the camera before proceeding. German enlisted men, non-commissioned officers and officers are seen in the line.
British siege gunners fire a 9.2 inch howitzer at German targets in France, during World War One. Gunner pulls rope and gun fires. Gun barrel is then lowered to near-level elevation for reloading.
A group of battle-hardened veteran British Army artillery soldiers relax and pose for the camera. They had been in the front lines in World War I, in France, since the battle of Mons, in 1914.
A British soldier reads the war news to people in France. Houses in the village. Local people gather around to hear the news.
British troops sit together, merrily, on the ground in front of a wooden fence in a captured French town during World War I. Above them, on the fence is a message left by retreating German troops that reads: "Gottstrafe England." (May God Punish England). During World War 1.
British gunners firing a 9.2 inch howitzer in France, during World War One. The gun is set up in a large excavated area containing war materiel, such as artillery and caisson wheels. French houses are seen on a road overlooking the gun position.
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