Moving Up Heavy Shells On The French Front

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

655

Date Released

2 Jul 1917

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1America’s Fighting Men. First Battalions Leave New York on War Duty
2. 2Strawberry Fete at Torquay
3. 3Moving Up Heavy Shells On The French Front
4. 4Jam Making. Making Gooseberry and Strawberry Jam for Tommy at the Front, at Keiller’s Factory. Topping And Tailing ...
5. 5Parade of the 2/6 (Finsbury) Battalion London Volunteer Regiment

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

Troops rolling shells along narrow railway track. Army goods train.

Keywords

Weapons; Railways; Military

Written sources

Visnews Collection [BFI National Archive]   Video roll 5

Library number GR

1602

Length of story (in feet)

38

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Notes

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