trench conditions

• lice

  • infested the trench and soldiers
  • "trench fever"
  • typhoid
• lack of hygiene

  • barely washed
  • dysentery (bloody diarrhea caused by infection/parasite)
• limited and basic food

  • poor quality and nutrition
  • repetitive
  • rationed in tins
• "trench foot"

  • poorly fitted boots
  • freezing conditions
  • drown in mud
  • numb
  • skin-peeling
  • amputation
• shell shock

  • nervous exhaustion
  • permanent state of terror
• weather

  • continued through rain, hail or shine
• camaraderie

  • mateship
  • enlist with friends
  • sense of belonging
  • support group