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.
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.
British soldiers in France during World War 1. British soldiers take action as a gas cloud begins to envelop them in a trench on the Western Front. They don gas masks and take up firing positions. One is armed with a Lewis machine gun. Snow covers the field outside the trench, In change of scene, one soldier takes samples of the gas and analyzes them using a phosgene detector. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British Soldiers carrying supplies move through a trench in France. A snow covered field. They respond to a gas attack by putting on gas masks. One of their party is affected by gas and they help him to put on his protective mask. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British soldiers in a "fatigue" party (non-combat duty) digging new trenches in France. Sentry at top of bluff alerts them to a gas attack. They immediately cease work, don gas masks and await dispersal of gas from the area. Soldiers climb up on the bluff and try to assess the situation. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British soldiers form a line and wave large hand-held "Ayrton" fans to clear gas from a trench on the front in France. They use the same procedure to dispel gas from the dug out at the end of the trench.(World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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