A British 60 pounder artillery piece mired in mud in Flanders during World War 1. British soldiers try to pull it out unsuccessfully. They then use planks and a jack to lift the sunken wheel. Once freed, they maneuver the gun into position.
Batteries of British field artillery firing 18 pounders from various positions during World War 1. A long line of guns firing from a tree line. Several firing from hidden positions in a hillside. Some firing from bunkers in a field, and others firing from entrenched positions.
Montage of British artillery firing in World War 1. A British 60 pounder. A British 9.2 inch howitzer. Batteries of British 18 pounders firing from various locations.
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.
French infantry soldiers in a trench firing rifles during the battle of Moulin Briete in Belgium during World War 1. The French soldiers emerge from the trenches and advance, running. View of British soldiers, prone on the ground, firing. A farm house in the field. French and British forces advance, sometimes running and sometimes dropping to the ground and crawling forward.
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.