King George V's Royal launch docks with the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, in World War 1. The King ascends steps to the ship's deck and exchanges salutes with the Captain and officers. An Antiaircraft guns can be seen in the foreground,on deck. The King greets several other officers. Sailors march along the deck to enter a formation for the decoration ceremony. Next, a number of sailors sailors are decorated by the King, as officers, who have already been decorated, stand behind, wearing their respective awards around their necks. The king then climbs stairs to an upper deck, where he steps on a stand and addresses the ship's company, who stand in formation. Afterwards, the crew members leave the formation in single file, saluting as they pass the King on the stand. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. Battleships serving as part of the 6th Battle Squadron, British Grand Fleet, in World War 1. View from a circling motor launch, of the U.S. Battleship, New York (BB-34) and a British Invincible-Class Battlecruiser, at anchor. U.S. Battleships, Florida (BB-30), Arkansas (BB-33), and Texas (BB-35) are partially obscured in mist, in the distance. The steel cantilever railroad bridge over the Firth of forth, is seen dimly in background. A British Invincible-class battle cruiser is seen closeup as are British aircraft carriers Furious and Argus, both in camouflage paint.
The British Fleet guards transports carrying American and British forces to France during World War I. Overhead aircraft keep a watch. A British convoy underway in the English Channel. View of airships overhead.
U.S. Army 9th Machine Gun Battalion in Chateau Thierry, France, during World War I. Ruins of destroyed buildings on the street. Smoke due to mortar shelling. 9th Machine Gun Battalion march with rifles on their shoulders. World War 1 (WWI).
United States 6th Engineer Battalion in Chateau Thierry, France during World War I.. The 6th Engineer Battalion receives hot chocolate from the Young Men Christian Association (Y.M.C.A) before entering St. Eugene. A cart in the background. A woman pours chocolate in the mugs of the troops. The troops with rifles on their shoulders. A man puts the hot chocolate in a container which is kept on the cart. The troops move in a foxhole carrying rifles and mugs in their hands.
U.S. 36th Infantry troops in Fosse, France during World War I. The troops carry plates and mugs in their hand. The troops in a line and are served with food. Troops are seated on dry grassland and eat their food. The soldiers in a line, given ration from the cart.
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