Life In The Trenches Flashcards
What is trench foot caused by?
Cold and wet and dirty conditions
What happened to the foot when it got trench foot?
Soldiers lost toes/feet
How many soldiers affected with trench foot?
20,000 affected
How heavy would the equipment be that soldiers had to carry
30 kilograms
What was one thing that a soldier had to have in his backpack
A rifle 🔫
To go overseas and fight, what age did you have to be?
19, but many lied about there age.
When was the war predicted over by? Were they correct?
Christmas. No the war lasted a lot longer.
What showed that the war was in fact not being won
Wounded soldiers returning home
What was the name given to the PTSD caused by the the shells exploding near to soldiers
Shell shock 😮
How was equipment handed out?
As it came. For example when size 5 in shoes came they would give them to the people who were size 5 ect ect
