Soldiers Train For Trenches AKA 9th West… 1914-1918

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Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

9th West Yorkshires in training at Mansfield; England; in preparation for trench warfare. Opens with shot of field with barracks in distance. Boom! Suddenly an explosion on the ground. Shot of two British soldiers standing in low trench; lighting a bomb or grenade...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71301
Sort Number:
ON 012 J
Time in/Out:
01:28:54:00 / 01:30:04:00
Canister:
ON 012 J aka G 0381 A
Film ID:
1850.26
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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