About The Trenches / Diagram Of A Trench - WW1 Flashcards
Usually how deep and widenwere frontline trenches
About 7ft deep and 6ft wide
What did each trench have and why
Sandbagged parapets to try and stop the trench from caving in
What did the thick lime of sandbags also help to do
Absorb any bullets or shell fragments
In a trench of this depth it was impossible to see over the top so what was added
A two or three foot ledge known as a trench board
What was also carved out of the earth and what would soldiers store in here
An ammunition she,f was carved and soldiers would store their ammunition in here as they took aim
What was at the top of the trench and what was it used for
An elbow rest was at the top used by soldiers as they fired towards the enemy
Why would a narrow drainage sump be built at the bottom of the trench
To prevent the trenches from becoming waterlogged and so protect the soldiers from problems such as trench foot
What would the narrow drainage sump then be covered with
With wooden trench boards known as duck boards
What was the back wall of the trench known as and what was it strengthened with
The parados and was strengthened with wood
