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Preparation for occupying poorly draining, muddy trenches during late Autumn.

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AuthorWar Office
TitlePreparation for occupying poorly draining, muddy trenches during late Autumn.
NotesMen unwinding and removing their puttees and putting on rubber waders to prevent frostbite. Soldiers are 46th Canadian Infantry, near Pozieres.
Item Date8th November 1916
Creation placePozieres, France (Google Maps)
Item sourceVHS copy of original film
Item mediumVHS copy of original film
ContentFootage
KeywordsWestern Front, Allied Forces
Collection IDThe Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 1, Caption 14
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
FilenameCXTIWMFILMvanc2.mpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Publication editorUrban, C. A. and Malins G. H.
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
ProducerJury, W. F.
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1803