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Describe the conditions faced by the Britishtroops on the Western Front  

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Describe the conditions faced by the British troops on the Western Front The conditions faced by the British troops on the Western Front were terrible due to the shallow poorly built trenches that accompanied awful living space, food that was rationed out in small quantities and mind altering experiences. It was horrific and was the definition of the First World War. However, these conditions were varied in their brutal existence. Different regiments and people of different military status suffered supremely different experiences. Officers, who were elected from their 'posh' upper class backgrounds would have a greater existence in the trenches than their soldier counterparts. Officers would receive a pay load ten times the amount of a normal soldier with occasional visits to luxurious cities such as Paris where they would indulge in sophisticated entertainment in sheer comparison with the poor dreary small towns visited by the soldiers who would not...

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