Title:THE 43RD (WESSEX) DIVISION CROSSES THE SEINE AGAINST SHERMAN OPPOSITION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 136-10
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Summary: A sustained barrage of high explosive shells and machine- gun fire is directed onto German machine-gun and mortar positions hindering both 129th Brigade's progress on the north bank of the Seine and attempts made by Royal Engineers to span the river with a Class 9 bridge.
Description: A Vickers machine-gun team belonging to the 8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment's 'A' company and a Cromwell tank from the 15/19th Hussars' 'C' squadron, using both its main armament and coaxial Besa machine-gun, bombard German positions on the north bank opposite Vernon.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Grant, Ian James1917-04-16Family origin: Edinburgh, Scotland (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Hussars, 15/19 (regiment/service)
British Army, Div, Armoured, 11 (regiment/service)
British Army, Middlesex Regiment, 8th Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Div 43 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 30 (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, British - tank: Cromwell (object name)
weapons, British - smallarm: Vickers medium machine gun (object name)
Vernon, Eure, France (geography)
