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What Was The Nature Of Trench Life?

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF TRENCH LIFE?

MAGDALENA HOWLAND 12GW

REST

  • An afternoon during daylight
  • At night an hour at a time
  • Woken up to do chores
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REST ACTIVITES

  • Communication with home kept up morale
  • Germans played card games: 'Skat'
  • The British played football, boxing, testing horsemanship
  • Competitions to improve morale
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DIET AND FOOD

  • Rations were brought at night
  • Mobile field cookers
  • Important to cover smoke
  • Canned corned beef, bread and biscuits
  • Pea soup and horsemeat

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  • Dependent on local vegetables
  • Supplement with food from home
  • Wages on wine, beer and tobacco

WAGES

  • Better than unemployment at home
  • A shilling a day