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WWI - 1916, Documentary: Battle of the Somme R4 of 4

Reel Number: 220696-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1916

Country: France

Location: Somme

TC Begins: 09:16:55

TC Ends: 09:34:12

Duration: 00:17:17

WWI - 1916, France On the British Army. Essex Regiment wash up at wayside pool. Roll-call of the Seaforth Highlanders - Scottish troops in kilts - and washing and cleaning machine guns. 8-inch Howitzers pulled into advance positions. Worcesters march to front and wave helmets to camera smiling. German Prisoners escorted to train en route to England. 09:22:22 Wounded British are carried to rear areas and German prisoners are searched. 09:26:49 First aid is given wounded at Minden Post - Manchester pioneers in background. German shells land in the area. Clearing the battlefield of snipers and hidden machine guns & routing Germans from dugouts. Battle police round up Germans in no man's land. Germans in compound awaiting transportation. Germans dead on battlefield are buried. Dead Manchester’s pet dog and his master. Corpses in trench & battlefield. German dead buried by Middlesex battalion. WW1 Battle of the Somme; France; Documentary;

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