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BSOTWF
gas attacks
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estimated 6,000 deaths (British deaths)
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Route of evacuation
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Stretcher bearers
dealt w/ mud, shell crates & crowded trenches
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Base hospital
by 1918 could take up to 2,500 patients
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arrived by train, motor or barge
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Trench system
Structure
Fire-step - trenches were very deep so a fire-step was needed so men could fire their weapons from the trench
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Revetting - side of the trenches were supported with wood, netting or corrugated iron
Dug-out for sleep / shelter - small dug-out allows for soldiers to rest without getting in the way of others
Parapet - pile of earth thrown in front of trench to allow men to rest their elbows when firing 4-5 feet thick
Parados - like paraapet but for behind to stop bullets carrying on to the next line & protect from blasts behind them
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System
Communication trenches
links firing line with the command, support & reserve trench
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Typical day
8am - Clean selves & weapons, tidy trench
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6:30pm onwards - work all night w/ some time for rest (patrols // digging trenches // putting up barbed wire // getting stores)
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Weapons
Machine guns
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nature of wound
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200,000 men admitted to CCS
Shrapnel
description
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Hollow shell filled w/ lead or steel balls, gunpowder & a timer fuse
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Rifles
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nature of wound
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200,000 men were admitted to CCS
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key conditions
trench fever
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additional detail
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between Jul 1917-18, 15% of men were unfit to fight
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estimated 500,000 men on western front
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Shell shock / NYD.N
attempted solutions
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Craighart hospital treated about 2,000 men
additional detail
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around 80,000 troops suffered
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trench foot
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additional detail
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by Jan 1915 the 27th division lost 2,00 men to trench foot
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symptoms
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painful swelling from standing in cold, wet mud
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