World War 1 Journal Entry PDF

‭June 10, 1917‬ ‭It's still pretty quiet out here, as far as active war zones go, we're not high priority for either side.‬ ‭ rench foot is becoming an increasing problem in our trench, although the lice seem to be vying for first place. The‬ T ‭damp helps neither, or helps them too much for our l...

‭June 10, 1917‬ ‭It's still pretty quiet out here, as far as active war zones go, we're not high priority for either side.‬ ‭ rench foot is becoming an increasing problem in our trench, although the lice seem to be vying for first place. The‬ T ‭damp helps neither, or helps them too much for our liking, I suppose. You can use a candle to kill the eggs but I feel it‬ ‭never truly gets them all.‬ I‭ have a small space dug into the side of the trench where me and a few mates sleep when not on duty, it's still damp‬ ‭but better than the ground, if marginally. I worry of what awaits in the dark of night and the roof of our ‘bedroom’‬ ‭collapsing and if trench foot is setting in in places covered by mud and if I'm perhaps being a worrywart. I’ve‬ ‭developed a few blisters on my feet and hope for the best but worry for the worst.‬ ‭ he lads and I get on well I think, aside from the usual bickering of men spending long periods of time in each other's‬ T ‭company. If Jerry could learn to not read my journal as I’m writing then I think perhaps we’d get on without friction.‬ ‭Say goodbye Jerry, thank you. I am quite convinced half the lads cheat at poker and the other half don’t know how to‬ ‭play! Though I, of course, am as honest as they come.‬ ‭ shell landed close to where I am stationed, not close enough to do any real damage but we felt the explosion, and I‬ A ‭think we were all quite reminded of the fact that this war could have consequences, especially as bodies were‬ ‭brought back. I think perhaps this is the first moment I’ve stared mortality in the face, and I worry that even away from‬ ‭the action I still won’t come home.‬ ‭At the end of the day, I’m still alive, I suppose that's all that matters.‬