FIFTH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS DIGGING ENTRENCHMENTS AT ORAN GE RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA - THE PASSING OF THE ARMOURED TRAIN
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 420909).
Synopsis
ACTUALITY. Boer War. Two scenes.
Long shot of soliders digging under the supervision of officers (26). An armoured train, going in support of Colonel Gough's column at the Battle of Belmont and Kaffir Kop, passes before the camera (35ft).
Note: Filmed by John Benett-Stanford 12 November 1899.
Refs: John Barnes, Filming the Boer War (1992), pp 52, 56 [illus.], 290. National Film Archive, Catalogue, Part 1: Silent News Films: N.51. Warwick cat. no. 5507.
Titles
- FIFTH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS DIGGING ENTRENCHMENTS AT ORAN GE RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA - THE PASSING OF THE ARMOURED TRAIN
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1899
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm Film
- Colour:
- Black/White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 35 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- Great Britain
- Photography
- BENETT-STANFORD, John
- Production Company
- Warwick Trading Company
