Artillery at the Base

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

238-1

Date Released

15 Mar 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Motor Ambulances for Horses
2. 2Artillery at the Base
3. 3Russian Soldiers off to the Front
4. 4Soldiers Drilling in Petrograd
5. 5Married Mens’ [Sic] Protest Meeting

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "A battery of artillery resting at the base after a spell of hard work in the fighting line." Two artillery men riding on a gun carriage smoking pipes followed by another group of men on horseback drawing a gun-carriage. Line of artillery riding along road.

Keywords

Vehicles; Animals; Military

Length of story (in feet)

59

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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