Trench Warfare Assignment

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3rd November, 1915

Dear Diary

Since the creation of the trenches, the life of us soldiers has turned upside down. It was painstakingly tiring building the trenches; two meters deep and wide, as well as the complicated zigzag design. We all dread the moment the trenches were originally built for, ‘going over the top’, a soldiers nightmare. Without the vital communications between the trenches, our enemies would have controlled us. The conditions are appalling; we suffer from serious lice and rat infestations, even in the dry weather! We insist we have plenty to eat, to maintain our energy. Here is our list of army rations per day:

However cooking in the trenches was a real problem. There was no manner in the way things were cooked, everything tasted the same. When we weren’t pre occupied with lice and rats, we often spent time worrying about the weather. When it rained we spent most of our time in  


4th November, 1915

Dear Diary

I never thought I would write to you so soon, but our battlefield has gone through drastic changes. Our newly imported rust free barbed wire is now in place, along with our secret periscope, which enables us to watch the German front line. No doubt German technology is as advanced as ours, so we can expect some sneaky moves by them. I managed to ‘borrow’ a camera from our General; I photographed my newly constructed bunker. I feel quite proud!

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We were tested the very hour when a small fleet of shells came towards us. Many of the young lads would go in a state of dumbness, lying awake without a clue of what’s going on. We couldn’t treat shell-shock. All we could do is be sympathetic, and urge them to go on; making them hope that one day they would suffer a ‘blighty’ and would return home. God was on our side today, none of us were injured, just our minds. I won’t be able to write to you till the day after tomorrow, since our ...

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