Column Of Refugees (1914-1918)

French refugees. Location of events unknown / unclear. Opens with refugees passing on road; horse-drawn cart; woman pushing pram. Another horse-drawn vehicle follows; a woman behind it pushes a bundle onto the wagon - maybe even a baby! French soldiers are walking along same road with the civilians; most wear armbands with crosses- -from medical service? MS refugees on rural road: family riding in small covered cart; a farmer with 3 large horses pulling a big wagon. Old lady pushing wheelbarrow stacked high with possessions. Soldier pushes homemade wheelbarrow a little way for an old man. 2 women running pushing prams. More vehicles passing. A boy; c. age 12; handles 2 giant horses pulling a huge wagon with a cow tied to the back! 2 army trucks pass him. Vehicles stop while soldiers cross in foreground. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.
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