What was the lifespan of infantry soldier in World War 1?

Answer 1

It is impossible to come up with a number because there were so many factors involved. Even if you were on the front lines in the trenches, it wasn't necessarily a death sentence as many infantry soldiers survived the war.

Answer 2

My father was a signaller with the worcestershire regiment and although he didn't talk about it much, the few things he said indicated it was very hazardous - putting your head above the trench edge to read the visual signals, or even worse crawling out of threnches to reconnect the flimsy wires which lay on the ground and hence were cut by shell blasts was self evidently dangerous. The Worcs regiment web site says it was a very dangerous occupation. Dad served from 1915 to mid 1918 when he was seriusly wounded by a sniper.

Answer 3

2 weeks per month