Questions From WW1 Cassette Tape Flashcards
Enlistment:
How old had you to be to go over seas
19
Enlistment:
How old was the guy in the cassette tape
18 and 1 month
Enlistment:
What was the popular view of the war
It would be over by Christmas
Enlistment:
When did opinion start to change
When they found out how thinly they were on the ground and how organised the Germans were and when the wounded began to come home.
Equipment:
Did recruits get all the uniform, equipment they needed
No it depended on what they had in the store room and whether it fitted you, clothing came PEACEMEAL. It took a fortnight for soldiers to get full uniform.
Equipment:
What phrase is used to describe their appearance
Ragtime lot and mottly crew
Trenches:
What was a fire-bay
A miniature fire place for tea and coffee
Trenches:
Why did sentries use a periscope
To look over the top of the trench
Trenches:
List 5 jobs done at night
Ration party, water party, wiring party, lifting post and patrols
Weather:
His deep was mud in winter
Up to someone’s knees
Weather:
What hazard faced men weighed down with equipment
They could fall into shell holes while carrying extra barb wire and pickets
Weather:
When was the coldest winter
1916-1917
Weather:
Describe trench foot
Feet used to get wrinkled as if you were in the bath, because of being in cold water and frost for too long
Weather:
What was used to combat trench foot
Take boots and socks off and rub feet with whale oil
Vermin:
How did they get rid of body lice
They took off their shirt and vest p, went through them and cracked the lice with their fingers and also run the seam of the trousers with a candle.
