Title:THE NEW ZEALAND FIELD ARTILLERY IN FRANCE [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 166
Other titles:NEW ZEALAND RIFLE BRIGADE ON THE MARCH (extracts) [Alternative Title]
Summary: Jumble of scenes from two films showing the New Zealand Field Artillery and the New Zealand Rifle Brigade on the Western Front in 1917 and early 1918.
Description: The opening scenes show New Zealand Field Artillery horses being watered at a river and fed at horse lines. This is followed by a scene of a gunner officer emerging from a sandbagged command post and directing fire using a megaphone. An 18-pounder fires (viewed from the rear with a detailed close-up of the aiming and firing mechanism). A Forward Observation Officer directs fire through his signaller using a field telephone. A soldier emerges from his dugout and fires a rifle grenade (the recoil knocks his shrapnel helmet off). This is followed by two long sequences of two different battalions marching. One wearing shrapnel helmets marches through a village. The second is the New Zealand Rifle Brigade marching along a country road. A brief scene of gunners riding their horses bareback. The route marche continues. A scene of gunners being issued Christmas parcels by the Battery Quartermaster Sergeant. The film ends with an extended sequence of two 18-pounders in the snow firing at the intense rate.
Alternative Title:NEW ZEALAND RIFLE BRIGADE ON THE MARCH (extracts) [Alternative Title]
Production Details: Sanders, Henry A (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: New Zealand Military Forces, New Zealand Div, Field Artillery (regiment/service)
New Zealand Military Forces, New Zealand Div, Rifle Bde (?) (regiment/service)
Keywords: weapons, British - gun: 18-pounder field gun & [New Zealand] & [+] (object name)
weapons, British - projector: rifle flare grenade & [New Zealand] (object name)
communications, New Zealand military - direct: megaphone (object name)
communications, New Zealand military - wire: field telephone (object name)
operations, New Zealand military - routine (object name)
combat, New Zealand - artillery bombardment (object name)
celebrations, New Zealand - popular: Christmas (?) (object name)
animals, mammals: horse (object name)
01/3(4-15) (event)
France (geography)
Belgium (geography)
Winter (concept)
camera (concept)
