The Trenches 2

1. Press the ‘Esc’ key at any time to stop the presentation. The Trenches 2 A pictorial investigation.... Des Quinn and Martin Williams

2. Imperial War Museum, London, Ref: Q3990 Describe the condition of the men from the 11th Battalion in the photograph. What does this tell you about trench warfare? Descriptive Words Enlarge the image A member of the Cheshire Regiment defends a British trench near the Albert-Bapaume Road, the Somme, July 1916.

3. Descriptive Words Describe the conditions that the men from the 11th Battalion are fighting in. What does this tell you about trench warfare? Imperial War Museum, London, Ref: Q3990

4. What do you think has happened to this trench? Describe the expressions on the soldiers faces. Describe the state of this German dugout. Enlarge the image Image courtesy of Des Quinn

5. Image courtesy of Des Quinn Describe the state of this German dugout. What do you think has happened to this trench? Describe the expressions on the soldiers faces.

6. Descriptive Words What are the soldiers doing in this photograph? What does this tell you about the kind of life lived by soldiers in the Trenches? Image courtesy of the Imperial War Museum, London, Ref:

7. This may seem like a strange Christmas card to send home from the Front, but what does it tell us about the conditions that soldiers found themselves in when fighting in France and Belgium? What is meant by the term ‘delousing’? Enlarge the image An early light-hearted Christmas card that shows one of the many concerns of the men fighting on the front line in Flanders. Image courtesy of M. Williams

8. Image courtesy of M. Williams This may seem like a strange Christmas card to send home from the Front, but what does it tell us about the conditions that soldiers found themselves in when fighting in France and Belgium?

9. Descriptive Words What is happening in this photograph? What does this tell you about the some of the dangers involved in trench warfare? END Image courtesy of the Imperial War Museum, London