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51325: Training for battle

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posted on 2024-05-09, 09:49 authored by First 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.

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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

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Producer

Jury, W. F.

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Keywords

First World War Poetry Digital Archive World War One Footage Allied Forces Central Powers Fighting Men Western Front

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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