WORLD WAR ONE
FIRE trenches
Fire
trenches were built in a zig-zag pattern.
This
was to stop enemy soldiers firing down
the
complete length of a trench.
It
also offered more protection from exploding shells.
Entertainment
Soldiers
would put on plays to entertain fellow troops.
Sports
such as football, ice hockey and horse races also took place.
Crime doesn’t
pay
Crimes
such as drunkenness, desertion, rudeness to an officer, loss/ damage of Army
property or self-inflicted wounds to avoid battle all occurred.
Punishments
included fines, imprisonment, demotion or even execution.
Barbed wire
The
barbed wire at the front of the fire trench had to be looked after, replaced or
repaired if it was damaged by shelling.
`Writing
parties` went out at night to repair it.
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