France 1918: Battle of Mont St Quentin

Australian pressmen visit Australian front [AWM F00046] silent, 30 MB

Cinematographer: George Hubert Wilkins, made 3–4 September 1918.
This silent film deals with a visit of Australian pressmen to the Western Front in September 1918. Below is the Australian War Memorial’s original film synopsis:

Australian and British newspaper editors and war correspondents visit the Australian forces in France, where they view and enter old trenches near Biaches and watch artillery barrages laid down by the Australian artillery in the Mont St Quentin sector. The press later viewed the tank school and the dog training school at the Base Depot, Etaples. Field Marshal Earl Haig [Commander in chief, British Expeditionary Force] gave [a] party, which included Mr Geoffrey Fairfax and Sir Keith Murdoch. The party then travelled by motor car to Arras where they viewed the ruined cathedral.

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