New Army Training 1914-1918

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New Army Training.

Location of events unknown - Britain?

British troops - New Army training. CU group of men at work; maybe digging trench - they use hand tools; like small combination pickaxe / shovels to break up rock; then scoop dirt and pile stuff onto wall they are building.

Trench...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
73865
Sort Number:
ON 174 F
Time in/Out:
01:25:27:00 / 01:26:18:00
Canister:
ON 174 F
Film ID:
1940.24
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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