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Title:OUR EMPIRE'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM - PART 5 [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 440-5
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Summary: The British sector of the Western Front, and the battle cruiser station at Rosyth, Scotland, 1916.
Description: Winter on the Western Front 1915-1916. Soldiers travel on a light railway; a 6-inch howitzer and 9.2-inch howitzers firing in damp and snow; troops in snow-covered trenches, including one 'over the top' sequence; and soldiers, transport and guns in very muddy conditions behind the lines. A kite balloon is manoeuvred up by RFC personnel. A view from an aircraft at 10,000 feet over the countryside, ending with a spiralling dive from 14,000 feet. A caption gives British claims for the Battle of Jutland, 31st May 1916: German losses 18 battleships, cruisers and submarines against 13 British ships. The battle cruiser base at Rosyth, showing a Felixstowe flying boat and various battle cruisers, notably HMS Lion.