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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
3
A British unit in France records the shoestring horrors of lice and clothes cleaning. Soldiers burn out cooties with candle flames while others fashion scratchers from wood. The piece notes church parade, identity disks, and a humorous misstep with a religion tag before a Sunday march to church amid artillery.
The narrator details early trench service in France with the F company finalizing billet moves, first shelling from German four and five nine mortars, muddy trenches, rat-infested cellars, and frigid nights. He recalls learning trench ethics, sharing rations after comrades fall, and enduring star shells, raids, and a chiding sentry system while awaiting further fighting.
A first person trench diary captures four days under fire and routine aboard a British front. The writer details marching, digging, rations, rest breaks, canteens, Woodbine smokes, and the rhythm of meals, cleanup, and duties while enduring cold, mud, and constant chatter with fellow soldiers. The scene includes field medical corps notes, inspection parades, and the daily struggle to maintain cleanliness and morale amid war conditions.
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