(Reel 29) The opening justifies the series, "It is our contention that all right minded men and women will essentially look in a spirit of reverence upon all these things... This film does not depend ...
The men march in the rain through the streets, led by military bands and with a police escort. The men enter a building with a Union Jack draped over the entrance.The men are shown working on a railwa...
I. The film opens with a very brief portrait shot of Haig, taken by a French official cameraman in August 1917. II. The Army Commanders arrive by car at Haig's temporary headquarters at Cambrai for th...
The men of the battalion carry a Star of David flag, and despite the rain have drawn quite a crowd to cheer them. They come level with the Mansion House where the Lord Mayor waits to receive them as t...
I. 'ON THE CAMBRAI FRONT. Rushing up ammunition, building new roads and consolidating our gains.' Artillery limber crosses muddy ground at the gallop, while another stands in mid-screen, apparently bo...
The Prince is met at Dover harbour by Prince Arthur of Connaught. The two men walk down the gangplank of Prince Yorihito's ship together and salute the flags of their nations. Next, a brief, indistinc...
I. Events on 23rd October. Captain J B Luckie leads 'G' Company, 313rd Infantry Regiment, 79th (Liberty) Division, over the top in a training exercise in the region of Combres. The town of Cambrai aft...
The Legion, led by its band, marches up to the front of the cathedral at Puy-les-Volontaires for a mass. The Legion in the main square at Breuil holds a review before its leaders while a number of civ...