WWI - 1917 - 1918, Middle East: Cairo; Bethlehem; Desert; Palestine Railroad Construction R 4 of 6

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWI - 1917 - 1918, Middle East: Cairo; Bethlehem; Desert; Palestine Railroad Construction Remains of stone brick railway bridge sabotaged & bombed by Turks in desert. Supply wagons, British troops walk w/ horses across floating bridge on pontoons across narrow steam. Supply wagons pulled w/ teams & pack animals across temporary floating bridge, up sandy road. 03:41:09 “Big guns dragged forward through the sand”. Large crawler tractors, troops w/ pith helmets & towels ride guns & walk alongside. Indian troops from machine gun battery walking w/ pack horses thru dust, mountains behind; up mountain pass. 03:42:35 Flash title, re General Allenby returns to Cairo - greeted at railway station by civilians in top hats; mounts horse & w/ troops w/ British flag rides off. LS Mounted troops lined for review at desert camp or base. 03:43:30 Title, re Bethlehem; British troops march thru crowds of Arabs, Christians, adults & children lining streets. 03:44:26 Title re Desert of Mesopotamia & Sultan’s spy in British hands. Pan from British soldiers in trench & sitting on ground to man in robes questioned by Arab interpreter beside armored truck. 03:45:24 Title re Cairo, Egypt & fresh horses & mules loaded on railroad train for the front. Led into cars by Australian (?) handlers & tied, doors shut. Train begins to pull out. Troops & horses train in desert & in water along shore; past windmill on dike or ridge. 03:47:23 Title “The Desert Battleship - From the captured city of Jerusalem, General Allenby’s fighters move forward in camel caravans to repel the Sultan’s forces.” 03:47:34 Camels in long column / line thru sand dunes. 03:48:04 Title re water well destroyed by retreating enemy. Soldiers standing around it moving rubble. British troops marching Turkish prisoners of war / POWs on desert; into building. Stack of confiscated arms & supplies on steps. 03:49:22 Title re Palestine railroad construction. British & Australian troops laying track by hand; L & S & W & R locomotive pulling flat car dropping rails. 03:50:13 Title re tractor pulling giant howitzer across desert, gun crew riding. Troops resting / camped in oasis. Mosque & minarets in Jerusalem old city. Good shot Mosque of Omar / Dome of the Rock, troops visible in forecourt. Riding camels. 03:51:36 Title re British troops questioning Turkish prisoner in desert walled compound. WW1; Middle East; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. Good quality & interesting coverage. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk