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Staged view of soldiers training for trench warfare.

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AuthorWar Office
TitleStaged view of soldiers training for trench warfare.
NotesIrish troops in Martinpuich sector. A periscope may be seen on the parapet and an entrenching tool rests on the (rear wall) 'parados'. Troops squeeze past occupants in a cramped trench traverse.
Item Date15th September, 1916
Creation placeMartinpuich, France (Google Maps)
File typeVideo
Item mediumVHS copy of original film
ContentFootage
KeywordsWestern Front, Battle, Allied Forces
Collection IDThe Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 2, Caption 28
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
FilenameCXTIWMFILMvanc6.mpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1251