What was a ww1 trench like?

Answer 1

Horses were used to bring supplies.

There were: Front line, Support and Communication trenches.

Some soldiers drowned in the mud (Passchendaele 1917).

No Man's Land was the strip of land between the fighters.

Trenches were dug in wiggly lines so it was harder for the enemy to hit them.

Conscientious objectors were people who did not want to fight but still took part in the war effort. E.g stretcher bearers & fatigue parties (brought supplies)

Quakers were pacifists and absolutists and refused to do anything.

Food was cooked on primus stoves and all of it came canned.

Food canteens: vats of food were carted around on gun supports.

The paroquet was the top of the trench.

Snipers looked out and shot at any movement.

Chatting was when the lice eggs were picked out of the uniform.

Barbed wire was in front of the trenches, making it harder for the enemy.

Soldiers were trained in riflery, before being fitted for their uniform.

The trench systemstretched from Belgium to Switzerland.

The Germans' trenches were generally better organised and made.

Letters were checked for information in censorship.

Comforts were supplies sent from relatives.

Embussment: London buses, painted khaki, were used to transport soldiers.

Soldiers had time-off to go into French villages to buy fruit, vegetables etc.

Bells were rung before killing gas (phosgene/chlorine) was let off, so gas masks could be put on before it affected the eyes and lungs.

Tanks were slow, but they were used in the Battle of Cambrai in 1917.

Field hospitals were used to treat the injured.

Some guns were so loud that they could be heard in England from France.

Tribunals: places where people could go to avoid conscription.