... was in No Man's Land. Thereafter came the front-line firing trenches. From here soldiers would shoot at the enemy. In a front-line trench, there would be a dugout, which would be about 21/2 metres in height. There would be duckboards, a fire step to help the soldier get high enough to shoot at the enemy, ammunition shelves to keep extra ammunition in case they ran out. The front-line trench would be surrounded from the top with sandbags and barbed wire to make it difficult for the enemy to get into their trench. After the front-line trench came the support trenches and dugouts. These were more comfortable than the front-line as it had kitchens and lavatories. Further behind this came the reserve trenches. In the reserve trenches were the blacksmiths, tailors and cobblers, field hospitals, battalion headquarters. Also in the reserve trenches were the army commanders. To get to each trench ...

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