Muddy Waterlogged Battlefield 1914-1918

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Muddy waterlogged battlefield.

Western Front.

French troops walking single file across battlefield - a huge mess of mud and shell holes which rain has made giant puddles.

They are far from camera but I am sure they are walking on boards laid down over the muddy ground so...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
77384
Sort Number:
ON 449 O
Time in/Out:
01:49:09:00 / 01:49:20:00
Canister:
ON 449 O
Film ID:
2472.54
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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