Destroying Enemy Trenches Mining And Sapping 1914-1919

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Destroying enemy trenches mining and sapping. Western Front ?

Bomb exploding in distance; over hill. CU soldier bending to ground; making a bomb hooking up a timer to a wire.

Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
73586
Sort Number:
ON 158 P
Time in/Out:
01:40:42:00 / 01:41:09:00
Canister:
ON 158 P
Film ID:
1930.39
Issue Date:
1914 - 1919

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