by Nathaniel Gingell
On Friday, 6th October, the members of Year 9 who did not go on the Ypres trip visited a reconstructed Great War trench in Kent at the Detling Showgrounds. We were shown about by Mark Ingarfield from the Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology. We could view life in the trench and learn about things like cooking and nursing in the Great War. We were even lucky enough to be able to hold some artefacts from the Great War - shot and bullets.
The trench network is 150 metres long and crosses a piece of woodland and was built using the same techniques as those in the Great War. The walls were lined with sandbags so that they would not collapse, and we saw a periscope that the soldiers would have used to look over the trench without being shot. The trip was arranged and organised by Mrs Neil and was a great learning experience for all who participated.
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