1917 Canadian military review of Canadian Army toops

Date: 21st July 1917

Location: CANADA

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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Officers standing on top of hill, General in centre pointing out areas with stick

Canadian troops running up hill carrying drums and and musical instruments

Dignitary steps out of log cabin and is handed a cane before he walks down steps

Military officials pose with dignitary outside cabin

Troops in formatiion signalling semaphore with white flags

Canadian soldiers on assault course running and spearing sacks with bayonets

Officers and dignitaries mill about in a group

Two men in mock combat with sticks and bare hands while officers and dignitary look on

Two soldiers man wearing protective masks walk in a trench

Troops stand in a line

Canadian troops put on guns masks

Canadian troops simulate hand to hand combat

Military officers, dignitaries, woman milling about in a group

Troops march along country road, a car passes going in the opposite direction and turns around at junction

Military band marches along a country road followed by pack horses and carts

Dignitary standing in road lifts his hat as troops pass by

Mounted Canadian Calvary soldiers herd spare horses across field

Canadian Calvary gallops across fields while barracks can be seen in background

A horse is backed into gun carriage and harnessed to equipment

Soldiers wearing gas masks outside barracks

Soldiers put gas masks in shoulder bags

Dignitaries and officers observe men wearing gas masks

Soldiers spear dummies on assult course before running into and across ditch

Officers and dignitaries walk across countryside

Officers observe soldiers in trench from above

Soldiers with big gun in trench

Soldiers in trench observe smoke grenade burning at end of trench

Dignitary and officers walk along line of troops

A dignitary presents soldiers with medals

Soldiers wearing medals standing in line turn and march off, troops in background

Soldiers run toward camera

Women fill barrels with apples

Overlooking soldiers on the battlefield milling about

GV ice flows - LS soldier across

Dignitary talking to officer including soldiers with gas masks on in background

Canadian military officers and dignitary talking

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