Occupying the Crater

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

269-1

Date Released

18 Oct 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1South London Heroes
2. 2Hastings Sea Angling Festival
3. 3Entertaining 6,000 Overseas Wounded
4. 4Land Mine Explosion
5. 5Occupying the Crater

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "After the mine has been fired, infantry rush forward and entrench themselves in the crater formed by the explosion." Continuation of above item. Long shot of men running across country with a long trench in front of them. Four men building an entrenchment, one using a spade to fill bags held by the others. Smoke rising in background. Men digging trenches with officers overseeing the work. Close shot of men digging a low trench with picks. Men digging out a trench emplacement, with sandbags.

Keywords

Military

Length of story (in feet)

55

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