The First World War - British Pathé

The First World War

British Pathé holds one of the finest and most comprehensive First World War archives in the world. This collection presents just a few of them, selected in order to provide a taste of the wealth of material available. There's wartime propaganda, trench warfare, zeppelins, battleships, U-boats, protests against conscription, among others. It also includes horrifying footage of shell shock victims.

: Britain's Effort (1918); Lengthy, interesting animated film showing Britain's effort against enemy in First World War.

: Zeppelin Wrecked Near Enfield (1914); Footage of wreckage of German airship in Enfield.

: Where The British And French Lines Join (1917); Tommies take over a section of the French line on the Somme.

: Distribution Of Warm Clothing To Belgian Soldiers (1917); Belgian soldiers go through a line where each man is given clothing and cigarettes and matches.

: British Artillery In France (1914); British horse artillery moving along cobbled street of French village.

: British Tommies In France (1914); Footage of British soldiers in trenches in France.

: English Troops At The Front (1914); Good footage of English / British soldiers at the Front.

: British Troops (1914); British troops in France during World War One.

: Will America Declare War? (1917); US President Wilson and party arrive at unidentified location on small boat.

: President Wilson's Call To Arms (1914); Footage of the American President, Woodrow Wilson speaking. USA.

: Crowds At Trafalgar Square And Stock Exchange (1914); Crowds in London wait to hear declaration of war, August 1914.

: Declaration Of War (1914); Shot of St Pancras railway station after war has been declared. London.

: Corpses On Russian Front (1914); Masses of corpses on frozen Russian / Turkish border.

: Corpses On Russian / Turkish Border (1914); Masses of corpses on frozen Russian / Turkish border.

: Capture Of Ergenim AKA Erzerum (1914); Russian troops cross snowy terrain approaching Erzerum.

: 1914 - 1918 War Scenes (1914); World War I scenes.

: British Soldiers (1914); British soldiers putting on gas masks and walking through trench.

: Trenches; Gas Masks; Bicycles (1914); World War One. Trench bombing; warfare; etc.

: Treaty Of Versailles; Collection of material from the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

: German Prisoners At Somme (1916); German prisoners surrender on the Somme front.

: British Troops (1914); British troops passing through ruins of French town during WW1.

: Mr Lloyd George - Wanted - A Supreme War Council (1917); Lloyd George presents medals to soldiers.

: Mobilisation (1914); Mobilisation of French and Russian troops at start of WW1.

: Patriotic Italians Parade Through London (1914); Patriotic Italians march through London in support of Britain's part in the First World War.

: Britannia Rules The Waves (1918); The German navy surrenders - 1918.

: Arrival Of U-Boats (1914); British Examine Captured U-boat. Great Yarmouth, England.

: War On U-Boats (1917); War on U-boats by British and French sea forces.

: A Goal For The Huns (1916); Propaganda film to boost morale of British shipbuilders during WW1.

: Tommies Camp In Flanders (1914); British soldiers washing clothing in tub at camp in Belgium.

: Married Men Called Up - Last Farewells In London (1916); Married men called up - bidding goodbye to families and marching off through London

: Married Men Protest Conscription AKA Married Men Protests (1914); Demonstration by married men protesting conscription.

: British Troops In France Marching (1914); British troops march through French village.

: Ship HMS Kent's Flag To Canterbury AKA Flags Of HMS Kent (1914); Ceremony in which the flags of H.M.S. Kent damaged in Falkland Islands action in December 1914 were deposited in the cathedral in Canterbury.

: Triumph Of British Navy (1914); Shots of sailors and warships of Royal Navy fleet during WW1.

: War Neuroses Version A Reel 1 (1917); Amazing footage of men experiencing treatment for shell shock.

: War Neuroses Version B Reel 2 (1917); Amazing footage of men experiencing treatment for shell shock.

: Sports At Army Hospital AKA Wounded And Nurses (1914); Recovering soldiers playing sports.

: Britain's Mastery In The Air (1917); Item showing how battle planes are produced for the war.

: London Buses - Ww1 Front (1914); London buses used to take soldiers to front in France during WW1.

: Trench Warfare (1914); Footage of soldiers in a trench in the Argonne, loading guns and ducking for cover.