Journal #3

Life in the trenches

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWtrench.htm

- links within

o Trench foot - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfoot.htm

o Body Lice - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWlice.htm

o Casualties - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWcasualtiesF.htm

o Shell Shock - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWcasualtiesF.htm

The life in the trenches for the soldiers was very tough and extremely dangerous. They daily dealt with such rodents as lice and rats that made their life unlivable. The prevented the soldiers from keeping their food to themselves and also they were constantly getting bit by them and covered in them. Also from the long times of standing in moist and gross mud in the trenches causes the foot to go numb and soon disfigure. The constant bombing by the artillery caused the soldiers to always be on alert with the extremely loud sounds of the shellfire and sometimes even caused deafness.