WWI Life in the Trenches by Dominic Zattoni

Stand to

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This shows soldiers doing a stand to drill where they peak over the trench and practice shooting.

Repairs

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This soldier is repairing a trench that was damaged. They have to do this so the trench stays safe for them.

Sleeping Conditions

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Here you can see Soldiers sleeping in the tranch while others stay watch.

Communication Trench

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A narrow trench that was used primarily for communication.

Sentry on Watch

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A sentry was a person that would watch over no-mans land for things like gas or enemies.

Morning Hate

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In the morning both sides will fire at each other for about ten to fifteen minutes.

Dixies

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A can that carried stew through the communication trenches.

Rations

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Rations had to be carried through trenches.

Mail call

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Mail call was when soldiers could receive mail and drop off mail. This was a big morale booster.

Snipers

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The better the visibility the more deadly the snipers were. Snipers made movement around trenches dangerous

Food in the trenches

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the meal in the trenches was usually two cans of dried beef ("bully beef") and hard biscuits

Letters

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The soldiers were only able to put very few things in the letter "I am quite well" a message similar to that as not to give info to the enemy

Knapsack

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men carried Knapsacks for carrying items in the trenches these sacks were heavy so only the essentials and light objects were put in them

Snipers

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men had to worry about snipers and were advised to be on the lookout and duck at the sound of one but "You will never hear the one that gets you"

Rats

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Rats were a problem in the trenches as the dead body gave them food, which meant lots of them were there.

dead body's

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there were many dead bodies some that weren't returned to the communication tunnel which made a smell

Lice ("cooties")

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Lice was another problem that the men had to deal with as they couldn't take showers and change so they were left to itch their heads

latrines ("bathrooms")

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men were stationed on sanitary duty which either could be metal cans that were given or holes dug in the side of the trench (latrines)

Flies

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During the summer months, the dead bodies plus urine in the trenches attracted flies

Trench fever

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Trench fever was a disease that happened in the trenches that were untreatable until the last year of WWI