British women at work in an airplane factory during World War 1. They are seen working with the framework of wings and other flying surfaces. Young Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in military uniform, examines parts in the factory during a visit with officials. He speaks briefly with a woman at her machine. The next scene shows women making adjustments on a Sopwith Camel aircraft. One tightens bracing on a left wing. Others rotate a propeller showing the movement of the airplane's rotary engine as its cylinders move with the propeller. Several women hold down the tail, as propwash from the running engine blows over them. Various tent-like structures are seen in the background. The number 6003 is seen on the aircraft vertical stabilizer. (WWI; WW1)
Battalion of the British Essex Regiment at work repairing roads and bridges in France, during World War One. Horse-drawn wagons cross small bridge. Members of the Battalion woek with picks and shovels to make repairs.
British Engineers carry tools and construction equipment through street of a town in France, during the First World War. Wrecked houses along the street. The Engineers lay prefabricated sections of track, forming a small railroad to carry ammunition and supplies.
The London Stock Exchange Battalion of Royal Fusiliers, the first of many Pals Battalions, resting on a field, on their way to Arras, during World War One.
A British advance cyclist patrol is surrounded by school children who run alongside them as they move along a road on their bicycles, entering a French town, during World War One. Older townspeople walk behind.
House in a recaptured village in France, during World War One. President of France, Raymond Poincare, arrives in the village with other dignitaries. Vehicles parked on the street in front of the house. He shakes hand with another person. They talk amongst themselves. They sit in a car.
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