0
How did soldiers in world war 1 in the trenches go to the toilet?
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
Possibly, when first under fire, in their trousers. I have read the statistic that one in three would, as part of their in-built reaction to extreme fear, lose control of their bowels when first under fire. - Not a romantic or heroic thought!
Latrine trenches would be dug, usually in front of the trenches. When the soldiers were relieved, the new unit's soldiers would be responsible for filling in the old latrine trenches and digging new. (They'd do it at night).
The latrine trenches weren't inviting. Sit on a plank and let it drop. No toilet paper. Work out what you would do.
They were dangerous. if the enemy found them, a trench mortar could make the job quite uncomfortable.
Soldiers, if they could get away with it would just go in a corner and cover it up. Or, fill an empty corned beef tin and sling it over the parapet. That worked.
Because of all this - and the rotting corpses and body parts, the trenches would stink unbearably.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoDuring the trench warfare of World War I, soldiers were sometimes forced to perform bodily functions inside of the front-line trenches themselves. (Enemy fire often kept soldiers pinned inside their trenches for many hours at a time.) At other times, special toilet-trenches or latrines were available just behind the front-lines and would be used by the soldiers whenever possible.
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago== == thay went in a bush or in a chamber pot
Wiki User
∙ 13y agowhere they were standing that is why there was so much disease
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Who dug the trenches in World War 1?
The soldiers themselves dug out the trenches.
What kind of gas was used in World War 1 against soldiers in the trenches?
chlorine and mustard
Where did the soldiers eat during World War 1?
They ate in the trenches, simple really! cause im a DINGLEBING
Did ww1 privates fight in trenches?
Yes, soldiers from the Battle of Verdum had spent 10 monthes in the trenches. The stalemates in the trenches caused the war to last longer while taking the lives of many soldiers. Yes, soldiers from the Battle of Verdum had spent 10 monthes in the trenches. The stalemates in the trenches caused the war to last longer while taking the lives of many soldiers. Yes, soldiers from the Battle of Verdum had spent 10 monthes in the trenches. The stalemates in the trenches caused the war to last longer while taking the lives of many soldiers. Yes, soldiers from the Battle of Verdum had spent 10 monthes in the trenches. The stalemates in the trenches caused the war to last longer while taking the lives of many soldiers.
Why did men suffer from trenches foot in the World War 1?
Because of all the wet mud. The soldiers got trenchfoot because the trenches were covered in mud. The soldiers had to stand in the mud for days on end! The mud is what caused it!
Where did soldiers live in world war 1?
in the trenches
Who dug the trenches in World War 1?
The soldiers themselves dug out the trenches.
What did the soldiers eat in world war 1 trenches?
Food
Hints for soldiers of World War 1?
When they used trenches why they...
Who lived in the world war 1 trenches?
soldiers lived in the trenches, you could only be a soldier if you weren't a farmer
Where did soldiers live during the world war 1?
tents, trenches and foxholes.
Where did the soldiers hide on the western front during world war 1?
In trenches.
What kinds of gas was used in World War 1 against soldiers in the trenches?
Mustard Gas
When did the soldiers start fighting in trenches?
In world war 1 to prevent Germans from coming into Paris
What kind of gas was used in World War 1 against soldiers in the trenches?
chlorine and mustard
What did the soldiers in in the trenches in World War 1?
they wrote letters to their family or friends. they shoot at the enemy, adn hid when the enemy was shooting, The sleping ares were further back in the trenches. soldiers had trenchfeet and they got sick from the contamined trenches.
Where soldiers hid on the western front during World War 1?
Soldiers hid in a vast system of trenches during WWI.
