Trench conditions during World War 1?

Answer 1

The conditions were absolutely horrible Soldiers often died if not from the shelling/fighting but because of the awful conditions . There was not much space in the trenches. they were about 7ft deep and 6ft wide. They were often muddy and wet, soldiers would be knee deep in muddy smelly water. the toilet was called a latrine which was just a plank with a whole in it above a pit, people often avoided using it, resorting to just finding a quiet place anywhere to do it. Sandbags were used to prevent the walls from collapsing, The officers used dug outs which was underground and was the only 'nice' place'. The soldiers did not spend all day fighting, only 1/3 of the men were on guard duty at one time. food was sparse so they often ate tinned beef or spam. bacon , jam and cheese were treats. It was difficult to keep clean because there wasn't anywhere to bath so most of the men had lice or other infections. Rats were a Major problem as they have over 800 babies each year. .There was a condition called trenches foot where the foot swells and develops open sores. The front line was the most dangerous, and in 0 hour the soldiers had to go out in to no mans land to fight . this was when most deaths occurred sometimes the Allys trench was just inches away from the enemy's which made it Even worse. a There was no place to sleep so the men just had to basically find an empty bit of mud which would have been quit hard.