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Record information – Brief Scenes in Cambrai 1
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1918Item number (ISN):275476Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMAccession:1997-0507Media:FilmOriginal title:Scenes in Cambrai 1Part:1 of 1Production date:1918Production company:Topical Film CompanyProduction credit:photography, W.A. BuckstoneSponsor:Ministry of InformationDescription:Cambrai after its capture by Canadian 3rd Division, Western Front, 8 October 1918.~Canadian transport wagons move through the streets, crowded with civilians. More civilians cross a fragile-looking plank bridge over the river, which has replaced a damaged iron bridge. Marching columns and 6-inch 26cwt howitzers cross another bridge. Two of the howitzers, which are lorry-drawn, are draped with the French flag and one with the US flag. Areas of Cambrai are still on fire. A hay store burns fiercely as troops attempt to salvage some items. In the main square one building is already gutted by fire, which spreads to the others. Brigadier-General D.C. Draper of 8th Brigade, Canadian 3rd Division, consults a map with members of his staff on the middle of the square. More buildings are in flames. A German prisoner is escorted through a street filled with smoke. <8mn>Language:SilentNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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