ww1 trenches

Question 1

how were trenches that were dug underground fortified.
what were trenches in wet areas made of and how were they built

Answer 1

using hundreds of sandbags
using breastworks (sandbags full of clay) built upwards

Question 2

pros and cons of trenches being 6 feets deep

Answer 2

offered more protection but harder to get out of to attack or escape quickly and slower to dig

Question 3

trench organisation

how were trenches dug
what was the front line made up of (2 with detail)

Answer 3

in 3 parallel lines
the ‘fire trench’ - faced the enemy and where most combat took place
the ‘supervision or communication trench’ used to move around the fire trench, and transmit orders and supplies

Question 4

trench organisation

what were the two lines behind the front line trench (with detail)

Answer 4

‘support trench’ around 100m behind front line meaning if enemy fired motars support trench wouldn’t be hit
‘reserve trench’ far from battle site, soldiers here would shelter and support soldiers on front line if needed

Question 4

3 ways tenches were built

Answer 4

entrenching - soldier standing in line and digging
sapping - 1 man digging outwards from end of trench
tunneling - like sapping but layer of earcth left along top of trench until it was finished

Question 5

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what does RAMC and FANY stand for

Answer 5

Royal Army Medical Corps
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps

Question 6

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what did the RAMC set up
and what kind of medical help moved the injured soldiers

Answer 6

mobile medical stations
stretcher bearers transported wounded until they reached either a medical post or transport link (road or railway)

Question 7

whta would the FANY do

Answer 7

women who moved the wounded soldiers between the Chain of Evacuation

Question 8

what did the FANY use convoys (ambulance bus services) for

Answer 8

transported seriously injured soldiers onto boats away from battlefield