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Title:THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 391
Other titles:THE BRITISH REGIMENTS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in the rear areas of the Western Front, autumn 1917.
Description: A battalion manoeuvre over ploughed fields with dispersed soldiers and mounted officers (filmed in long shot). Men of the battalion rest and smoke wearing field equipment. A Lewis machine gun team gives a demonstration. A second group demonstrates Swedish Drill (PT), a third group bayonet fighting, a fourth the speedy donning of gasmasks and a fifth a solidarity-boosting 'trust exercise'. Two field cookers arrive and stew is served to the men, who eat rather camera-consciously. The whole battalion, led by its band, marches past the camera, rifles at the trail.
Alternative Title:THE BRITISH REGIMENTS [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Cinema Committee (Production sponsor)
Topical Film Company (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Yorkshire Light Infantry, King's Own (regiment/service)
Keywords: operations, British military - routine (object name)
training, British military - combat: bayonet (object name)
weapons, British - smallarm: Lewis machine gun (object name)
transport, British military - animal special: field kitchen (object name)
society, British military - sustenance (object name)
equipment, British military - personal: gasmask (small box respirator) (object name)
01/3(4-15).7 (event)
France (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 573 ft; Running time: 10 mins
