Battle of the Ancre in World War 1. The British 63rd Division (Royal Naval Division) assembling after the attack and capture of Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre. Troops of the Division smiling as they pose for the camera. Two are seen wearing captured German helmets. Four of the troops pose wearing captured German helmets. The troops march in formation to the rear for rest.
Battle of the Ancre in World War 1. Views of German positions that British Forces captured, on the higher bank of the river. Marshes of the Ancre River, showing barbed wire in the water through which the British troops had to struggle during the battle.
World War 1. after the Battle of the Ancre. Scottish Rifles Cameronians Regiment marching back from the front lines, led by their Regimental pipe band. Soldiers from Ireland (Irish 16th Division) take advantage of the temporary calm to sleep and rest in their trenches. Soldiers using the respite to wash and shave in their redoubt. Trops of the Scottish Rifles Cameronians Regiment gather together for evening of relaxation and song, accompanied by musicians from their Regimental band. Soldier in right foreground wears the insignia of the Cameronians on his service cap.
British 8-inch howitzer batteries firing during Battle of the Ancre in World War 1. British reinforcements and supplies continually move toward the front.
German camera views of wrecked city, damaged equipment, and debris after the Battle of Dieppe during World War II. Dead bodies of British and Canadian soldiers on the beach, up near a sea wall, and near German fortifications. Wrecked British landing crafts and other vehicles strewn around. (World War II period).
A German soldier on a moored vessel hands a canteen of water to an exhausted British soldier, who drinks and appears weary. Views of wrecked city, damaged equipment and debris after the Battle of Dieppe. Dead bodies of British and Canadian soldiers. German soldiers taking wounded soldiers on stretchers. Germans round up British and Canadian prisoners and march the POWs through Dieppe to the prison compound. Many of the POWs are wounded. (World War II period).
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