How I Filmed the War: A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc.Malins, Geoffrey H.
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How I Filmed the War: A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc.
Malins, Geoffrey H.
Malins, Geoffrey H.; Motion pictures; World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British
Gully Ravine, 136
H
Haig, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas, 207, 208, 214-16
Haucourt, 277
Hawthorn Redoubt, the, 141, 159
Hill 60, 113
Hill 63, 56-58
Hindenburg, General, 293
"Hindenburg Line," the, 259, 292, 293, 298
Hohenzollern Redoubt, the, 108
Holon-Selency, 300
J
Joffre, General, 214-216
Josephine, Princess, 218
Jury, Mr. Will, 176
K
Keppel, Sir Derek, 207
Kinematograph Trade Topical Committee, the, 51
"King George's Hill," 209
Kitchener, Earl of, 206
L
La Bassée, 65, 72, 114, 115
La Boisselle, 171
La Gorgue, 61
La Maisonnette, Château of, 255
Lancashire Fusiliers, the, 127, 152, 157
Lancers, 17th, the, 214
Lens, 293
Lesboeufs, 234, 239, 245
London Scottish, the, 122, 234
Loos, 104, 108, 114
Lueze Wood, 238
M
Malins, Lieut. Geoffrey H., O.B.E.--
appointed Official War Office Kinematographer, 51
arrested in Switzerland, 41
at Battle of St. Eloi, 85-92
on battlefield of Neuve Chapelle, 72-79
with Belgian Army, 6-13, 30-39
in bombardment of Furnes, 31
with Canadians, 52-60
his description of preparation of film, 178-182
experiences in aeroplane, 107-120
films Battle of the Somme, 121-177
with Goumiers, near Nieuport, 15-21
with Guards' Division, 65-71
his life before the War, 5
narrow escapes of, 93-106, 142-146
at Pozières and Contalmaison, 196-204
and Prince of Wales, 77, 207, 212
at Ramscapelle, 32-34
reported dead, 38
spends Christmas at the Front, 62-64
and Tanks, 222
on tracks of retreating Huns, 254-303
in Trones Wood, 183-195
views battle of sand-dunes, 22-29
visits ruins of Guillemont and Mouquet Farm, 234-250
on Vosges Mountains, 40-48
on Western Front with the King, 205-221
at Ypres and Arras, 80-84
Mametz, 171
Martinpuich, battle of, 234
Messines, 52, 54, 113
Middlesex Regt., the, 152
Mons, 136
Mons en Chaussée, 269, 272
Montaubon, 186
Morval, 234, 239, 245
Mouquet Farm, 245, 247, 248
N
Neuve Chapelle, 72, 73, 108, 114
Nieuport, 15, 31
Nieuport Bain, 22, 23
Norfolks, the, 234
North Staffordshire Regt., the, 206
Northumberland Fusiliers, the, 218
O
Oost-Dunkerque, 22
Ostend, 111
P
Peronne, 254-258
Perrontruy, 41
Petite Douve, 56, 58, 60
Ploegsteert, 108, 114
Ploegsteert Wood, 53, 56
Ploegstrathe, 52
Poincaré, President, 214-216
Pouilly, 279, 294
Pozières, 197, 198, 201-203, 211, 245
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Ramscapelle, 6, 12, 31-33
Rawlinson, General Sir H. S., 136, 208
Remiremont, 42
Richebourg, 108
Richebourg St. Vaaste, 55
Royal Engineers, West Riding Field Co., 136
Royal Fusiliers, the, 136, 137, 152
Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the, 65
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St. Dié, 40, 42, 43, 47
St. Eloi, 108, 113
St. Eloi, Battle of, 89-92, 218
St. Quentin, 259, 267, 293, 294, 296-303
Savy, 300
Somme, River, 255, 263, 265-267, 275, 294
Somme Battle, film of, 176-178, 183, 223
Stamfordham, Lord, 207
Suffolks, the, 234
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Tanks, the, 225, 229-233, 237, 240
Tardeau, M. Eugène, of _Echo de Paris_, 299
Thiepval, 245
Thompson, Major, 207
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