Trenches In WW1

Question 1

What were the daily routines in the trenches?

Answer 1

The morning hate - on command getting on the firestep and shooting towards enemy lines
Cleaning guns
Lots of waiting around, battles were infrequent

Question 2

What foods were eaten in the trenches?

Answer 2

Bread and Biscuits (stale)
Bully beaf
Pea soup with horse meat

Question 3

What was the consequence of the chefs only having 2 cooking pans?

Answer 3

Food tasted the same as whatever was cooked in the pan before

Question 4

Why were rats such a problem in the trenches?

Answer 4

Rats fed on dead bodys and scraps
Mass reproduction
Some were said to be “rats the size of cats”

Question 5

How did soldiers get trench foot?

Answer 5

Horrible conditions - wet, cold, dirty
Long periods of time stood in wet mud
Not being able to take your shoes and socks off
Not being able to clean your feet

Question 6

What is trench foot?

Answer 6

Infection off the feet that could lead to gangrine and in worst cases amputation

Question 7

What are the main features of a trench?

Answer 7

Front line
Communacation lines
Support from the reserve trenches
Sandbags
Firestep
Dugouts
Re-enfourced bunkers
Artillery
Duckboards
Periscope
Gas bell
Machine gun nest