Canadian Troops - WWI - France
Canadian troops digging in village as officers go past in open-top car; troops building road and laying railroad tracks. Stack and load shells. Small freight trains past w/ troops on top of cargo; PoV from moving train.
20:01:59 MS Black soldier unloading shells; MS pan across Black soldiers smiling for camera. Observation / barrage balloons above road; AV view from balloon basket; navigator on ground; balloon in sky w/ planes; LS soldier bails out of balloon w/ parachute as it gets hit - balloon down in flames.
20:04:04 Canadian officers? pose for camera. Officers view scale model of battlefield in sand. Infantry running across open ground; horse-drawn armaments; troops hauling heavy gun attached to ropes; troops past camera holding tin helmets on head.
20:05:26 Trench activity - soldiers place ladders. Good shots of heavy guns firing and loading inc. giant cannon mounted on huge wheeled trailer - recoils.
20:06:39 Troops at religious service outdoors - pan to priests - Vimy Ridge. Troops in kilts marching. Heavy guns firing at night in silhouette and during day; shells exploding opn battlefield.
20:08:44 CU German machine gunner. Troops across battlefield - cavalry pulling heavy guns - Canadian attack.
20:10:07 MS Canadian General Julian Byng and British Commander-in-Chief Sir John French; troops standing to attention; officers in discussion in HQ. Good.
WW1; Trench Warfare; Scottish (?) Troops;
NOTE: Sold at per reel rate.
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Canadian Troops - WWI - France Canadian troops digging in village as officers go past in open-top car; troops building road and laying railroad tracks. Stack and load shells. Small freight trains past w/ troops on top of cargo; PoV from moving train. 20:01:59 MS Black soldier unloading shells; MS pan across Black soldiers smiling for camera. Observation / barrage balloons above road; AV view from balloon basket; navigator on ground; balloon in sky w/ planes; LS soldier bails out of balloon w/ parachute as it gets hit - balloon down in flames. 20:04:04 Canadian officers? pose for camera. Officers view scale model of battlefield in sand. Infantry running across open ground; horse-drawn armaments; troops hauling heavy gun attached to ropes; troops past camera holding tin helmets on head. 20:05:26 Trench activity - soldiers place ladders. Good shots of heavy guns firing and loading inc. giant cannon mounted on huge wheeled trailer - recoils. 20:06:39 Troops at religious service outdoors - pan to priests - Vimy Ridge. Troops in kilts marching. Heavy guns firing at night in silhouette and during day; shells exploding opn battlefield. 20:08:44 CU German machine gunner. Troops across battlefield - cavalry pulling heavy guns - Canadian attack. 20:10:07 MS Canadian General Julian Byng and British Commander-in-Chief Sir John French; troops standing to attention; officers in discussion in HQ. Good. WW1; Trench Warfare; Scottish (?) Troops; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate.