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.
British 5th Army troops in shell pocked area in France.They receive rations from a field kitchen the night before launching their attack in Battle of the Ancre, in World War I. Several are seen in a dugout by companions sitting on the ground. They smile and joke around as they eat their rations.
Prisoners of war stand in line in a field during the Battle of Ancre, France in World War 1. British officer searches several of the German prisoners after they have all emptied their pockets and placed their belongings on the ground in front of them. Once satisfied, the officer tells them to pick up their belongings, which they do.
Victorious Allied troops walk behind a British Mark I tank (male) on a dirt road in France, after the battle of the Ancre at end of the 1916 Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. The troops appear relieved at the pause in hostilities and many cheer. Later, a large group of Allied troops relaxes and enjoys a meal of field rations, in a captured German position. A bonfire helps them keep warm. (Note: From British Government documentary "Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the tanks" shot during the 1916 Battle of the Ancre.)
British soldiers demonstrate bayonet and trench tactics to U.S. 307th and 308th Infantry troops in France during World War 1. British troops armed with bayonets use sand bags as dummy targets. British soldiers in a trench aim at dummy targets. A commanding officers supervises the drill operation.
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