Sheep Shearing By Soldiers AKA Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Three Bags Full (1914-1918)

Nottinghamshire. Opens with shot of soldier shearing sheep; he is using a hand cranked shearer which another man is operating, suddenly two soldiers chase another sheep across foreground; falling over each other. A soldier throws down sheep in foreground; behind him is a wagon with wool piled on it. CU the man shearing the sheep; with the same machine in background. The wool comes off quickly; all in one piece. The sheep gets up and walks away. MS as soldier picks up the wool. Then a CU of a soldier holding a good-sized black-faced lamb - cute. 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. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Para