| Accession Number | F00045 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 16 min |
| Object type | Actuality footage, Short film |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
| Maker |
Baldwin, Herbert Frederick Malins, Geoffrey Wilkins, George Hubert |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Bapaume, France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt |
| Date made | March 1917-April 1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Bapaume to Bullecourt
Description
The advance on Bapaume and Bullecourt after the Germans had retreated to the Hindenburg Line. Shows Australians participating during this action. The infantry advancing across no-man's land; the construction of light railway for the conveyance of stores to Bapaume during the advance. Bapaume was occupied on 17 March 1917; it had been destroyed by the Germans. The town hall was blown up by a delayed action mine placed there by the Germans in the hope that the town hall would be used as a headquarters. No high staff occupied the place but about 30 men were sleeping there when the explosion occurred - 6 men were rescued alive. Villages and artillery shown under heavy shellfire.
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