A British Mk IV tank in a village in France. British soldiers moving all about in the village behind the tank, which begins to move forward. Scene shifts to battlefield where the tank moves across muddy rough terrain, followed by British infantry. A British infantryman balances, standing upright, atop the tank as it maneuvers. In the background, along a ridge, British artillery is being pulled by teams of horses.
Infantry of the 1st Battalion, the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, occupy and consolidate a captured German trench in France, during World War One. Troops are seen in the trench, readying it for use.
A group of battle-hardened veteran British Army artillery soldiers relax and pose for the camera. They had been in the front lines in World War I, in France, since the battle of Mons, in 1914.
A British soldier reads the war news to people in France. Houses in the village. Local people gather around to hear the news.
British troops sit together, merrily, on the ground in front of a wooden fence in a captured French town during World War I. Above them, on the fence is a message left by retreating German troops that reads: "Gottstrafe England." (May God Punish England). During World War 1.
British gunners firing a 9.2 inch howitzer in France, during World War One. The gun is set up in a large excavated area containing war materiel, such as artillery and caisson wheels. French houses are seen on a road overlooking the gun position.
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