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51280: The Battle of the Sommme: Men advancing up a communication trench

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

Rear shot of men advancing up a communication trench. One or two have protective mud covers on their rifles, which is unusual for troops in combat. Possibly 2nd Royal Warwickshires.

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Identifier

1265.mpg | CXTIWMFILMvsom19.mpg

Subject

Allied Forces | Somme | Trench | Western Front

Creator

War Office

Date

Jul-16

Date Created

01/07/1916

Temporal Date

31/07/1916

Spatial

Somme

Medium

VHS copy of original film

Type

Footage

Contributor

Everett Sharp

Rights

The Imperial War Museum

Collection ID

The Battle of the Somme, Part 3, Caption 33

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

Usage metrics

    War in Context

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    Keywords

    First World War Poetry Digital ArchiveWorld War OneFootageAllied ForcesSommeTrenchWestern Front

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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