Men assembling to go on leave, a welcome break in the fighting German shells bursting. Troops in reserve in foreground Pack horses coming through the mud The ubiquitous mud! Pack mules with ammunition moving forward Shows how well they march Irish Guards going to the trenches Laying a railway line to help in forcing back the Hun More troops arrive by light railway Crossing the Yser after the British advance Loading a pack horse in a shell hole near Pilkem Wiring party of the Guards crossing a Canal after its capture Loading a pack horse for a wiring party near Pilkem