posted on 2024-05-09, 09:49authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
Troops setting up a Vickers machine gun. One in short, sits on top of the parapet. Troops flmed at La Boiselle during a training exercise/reconstruction.
History
Identifier
1827.mpg | CXTIWMFILMvsom16.mpg
Subject
Allied Forces | Central Powers | Fighting Men | Western Front
Creator
War Office
Date
1st July 1916
Date Created
01/07/1916
Spatial
La Boisselle, France
Source
VHS copy of original film
Medium
VHS copy of original film
Type
Footage
Contributor
Everett Sharp
Rights
The Imperial War Museum
Collection ID
The Battle of the Somme, Part 2, Caption 30
Repository Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Repository Address
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, UK