Trench Warfare - Bombs Fired By Catapult 1914-1918

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Trench warfare on the Western Front during World War One.

British officer standing in trench fiddling with small bomb or grenade. He strikes the bomb against a block strapped to his wrist, like striking a match, and throws it. He turns and looks at camera.

A catapult is attached...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
70940
Sort Number:
ON 003 G
Time in/Out:
01:10:03:00 / 01:11:17:00
Canister:
ON 003 G
Film ID:
1662.11
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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