51261: Training for trench warfare.

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posted on 2024-05-09, 09:49 authored by First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team

<p dir="ltr">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.</p>

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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

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

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Keywords

First World War Poetry Digital Archive World War One Footage Battle Munitions Western Front

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0