Group+3+Soldier

Dec 25

Today is Christmas. They distributed our rum today. Each unit of 20,000 soilders got 300 gallons of rum. We also got our iron rations, these consisted of a tin of tea,bulley bee,biscuits and sugar. As a soldier it is very hard to fight in trenches. Most of us have to stand on benches to be able to even see over the trench walls. Sometimes when it rained the mud got up to thigh high! If you don't have much luck though you might fall or slip into shell holes that can eaily drownyou. Today Tommey had to be dragged off to the docters because he had trench foot. Trench foot is when your boots get so wet that your feet got trench foot wich sometimes had to be amputaded.

January 1

One third of the was probably killed in trenches or wounded. The trenches in the very front are called the main or attack trenches. These were located about 50-100 yards from the enemy lines. Behind that are the support trenches. These are for extra guns and ammo storage. The main weapon we use is the AK-47. We use this weapon because it has such a large magazine or ammo holder. Trenches are conected by communicatoin trenches. These are underground so that tyhe enemy can not pick up any radio waves from the walkie talkies.They transported weapons and extra reinforcment under there. The enemy trenches are much more advanced then ours. They have toilets, beds and many other living nesesities.

Today a couple of artillary shells got fired toward our trench. We had to go underground to take cover from them. Few of us survived,only me and 7 other. We had to call for backup from the support trench. About 58 men came from there. Durning the night last night I had to sneak over and accuire information for our secret attack. We are going to attack them tomorrow night while they are sleeping. We are going to line up in a formation so that we can surprise them. One of my friends got hit by mustard gas and we had to amputate his arm off.