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Training for going 'over the top'.

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AuthorWar Office
TitleTraining for going 'over the top'.
NotesBecause of the position of the camera this is probably a staged trench scene or troops under training. The troop are kilted, with bayonets fixed,and are viewed going 'over the top'. Notice that the Officers go over last. The trench is quite rough, but it has wattle hurdle and wooden stake revetting at its rear. Filmed at Martinpuich.
Item Date15th September 1916
Creation placeMartinpuich, France (Google Maps)
File typeVideo
Item mediumVHS copy of original film
ContentFootage
KeywordsWestern Front, Battle, Trench
Collection IDThe Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 3, Caption 34
Repository nameImperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Repository address
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
SE1 6HZ
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/
CataloguerEverett Sharp
FilenameCXTIWMFILMvanc13.mpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1243