Trenches 1914-1918

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Trenches.

Somewhere on the Western Front (?).

MS British soldiers marching along through trenches on battlefield. MS other men gathered in a trench. MS two soldiers wearing gas masks. MS armoured tank driving up and over hill, cross on grave in foreground.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
77332
Sort Number:
ON 445 J
Time in/Out:
01:00:41:00 / 01:01:12:00
Canister:
ON 445 J
Film ID:
2472.02
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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