Two British soldiers enter a tunnel leading to a German observation post on the other side of a road in part of France, recaptured from the Germans, during World War One. A British soldier looks at the hood (bonnet) of a car parked in the middle of the road. The two soldiers, exploring the German tunnel, emerge from a hatch in the ground on the opposite side of the road. One climbs steel steps installed in a nearby tree, which is the observation post.
Captured German emplacements and guns, in battlefield of World War One, in France. One of the German 5.9 inch field pieces is stenciled in paint with "2nd Essex (Pompadours)," referring to the British 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment (56th Pompadours).
British soldiers ("Tommies") relax, huddled in a huge bomb crater on a battlefield in France during World War One. British troops digging trenches and covering parts of them with corrugated steel sheets. Entrenched troops wave to the camera.
Large contingent of Australian troops marching along a road, as they return from a victorious engagement against German forces at the front in France, during World War One. The sides of the road are lined with other British troops who cheer for the Aussies.
British soldiers clean and repair Mark I (male) tanks in France. They clean and tighten bolts on the treads. They use a pole to clean the 6 pounder guns in the sponsons.
British Army gunners fire 18 pounder field artillery pieces as they set up camp in a field near Monchy-le-Preux in France. Shells explode in field in front of them. A battery of hidden 18 pounders fires. A battery of 8 inch heavy howitzers in operation. Gun crew soldiers step back as a howitzer fires. They return to the gun after it has finished recoiling.
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