A long line of British infantry ("Tommies") marching along a dirt road in France, on their way to the front lines, during World War 1.
A British cavalry unit is riding along a dirt road in France, during World War 1, when a German artillery shell explodes nearby causing casualties in horses and men.
French soldiers digging out a trench in France during World War 1. The soldiers use shovels and picks to move earth. A giant corrugated metal cylinder is laid in the trench for extra protection from bombing. French soldiers stand inside a corrugated iron tunnel cylinder in the trench, covered with earth. A French soldier crosses a wooden foot bridge connecting two areas of the trench network.
British cavalry move from open area into encampment in woods of France, during World War I. They are seen moving along a trail in the woods. A large British force is seen bivouacked in the area. (WWI. WW1)
Troops and supplies flowing towards the front during the Battle of Ancre in France during World War I. Horses taking supplies of shells to forward gun positions through a sea of mud. Soldiers place shells in bags suspended over sides of Horses. Some of the horses get bogged down in knee deep mud. The supply train, of horses carrying shells, stops for a rest. Mounted troops sip hot coffee. They continue and approach the forward positions passing aside a deep crater filled with water and then proceeding up on a ridge.
British 5th Army soldiers gather in a field during the Battle of Ancre in France. They are issued rubber thigh boots to keep them dry in muddy trenches and prevent frostbite. Vehicles in the background. Soldiers stand near a trench in the field. They walk in the trench. They fix detonators into Mills grenades. The Scottish Rifles Cameronians infantry regiment load up magazines for their machine guns. Reinforcements of troops and war materiel seen pouring up to the front.
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