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Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Recommended for you. Related Topics. World War One. Published 15 February Published 15 June Published 21 January A shrine to Pvt. Frank Alfred Courtier of the British Army, at a church in the village of Thiepval, France, one of the many soldiers who were killed in the fighting. Living conditions Trench conditions varied widely between different theatres of war, different sectors within a theatre, and with the time of year and weather.
A raiding party of the 10th Battalion, Cameronians Scottish Rifles waiting in a sap for the signal to go. John Warwick Brooke, the official photographer, followed them in the sap, into which a shell fell short killing seven men. Near Arras, 24 March It was valuable cover for such a raiding party. How long would a man have to be in a trench? Men of the Lancashire Fusiliers sit in a muddy puddle on the floor of a front line trench opposite Messines to clean a Lewis gun.
Behind them, as the trench bends round to the right, a group of men can be seen standing in the trench, one of them with his bayonet fixed. To the left of the photographs, can be seen the gas alarm horn and wind vane. Several rows of sandbags form the top left-hand edge of the trench. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user.
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