French And Belgium Troops At Front (1914-1918)

French and Belgian troops at Front. Somewhere on the Western Front. French & Belgian troops celebrate Christmas at the Western Front. Soldiers sitting around in a circle; round a fire (looks like forest clearing). One wears a pointed hat like a wizard. Relaxation. Shot of one man passing out pages of newspaper to read (could be Armistice news?). One man w/ Union Jack stuck in rifle is waving it at camera. Same group bouncing up & down and acting silly - having a party - actually; it may be a Christmas party. Some hold sticks of candy. The jokester is bouncing around a little figure of a man on a string. Troops at front; crouch in a ditch (not a trench); aim & fire rifles; etc. CU Man wakes a soldier in a shallow trench and gives him a big candy cane and 1 of the little hinged figures. Shot of 2 soldiers sitting in primitive trench eating. (Some of this is repeated from a story on Christmas at front w/ Belgians.) World War One; holidays. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE