posted on 2024-05-09, 09:49authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
Firing rifle grenades. Cup dischargers are attached to muzzles of SMLE rifles (which can be done without removal of bayonet). When firing a soldier puts the but on the ground and angles the weapon so the grenade discharges from his trench towards the enemy.
History
Identifier
1250.mpg | CXTIWMFILMvanc11.mpg
Subject
Battle | Munitions | Western Front
Creator
War Office
Date
15th September 1916
Date Created
15/09/1916
Spatial
Somme
Medium
VHS copy of original film
Type
Footage
Contributor
Everett Sharp
Rights
The Imperial War Museum
Collection ID
The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 2, Caption 32
Repository Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Repository Address
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, UK