Ww1 Soldier Diary

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Dear mom and dad, life in the trenches has become harder and harder. Its horrid. The smell of bodies burns through the cloth I hold over my nose and the rats, the rats are the size of cats from the amount of corpses they eat and they do not fear humans. My feet are never dry and I fear I’ll contract Trench Foot. Being a warrior is not what Britain believes its like. Today I saw a man get shot due to “shell shock”. Our general claimed that he was a coward and was too afraid to join the front line. Here if you don’t work and fight you get killed. Oh do I wish I was at home. In addition to the prisoner-like living conditions, I am constantly fearful for my life. Bombs go off a few times a day at your least expected times and at night you wake

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