World War 1
Across
- 4. In which month of 1914 did the First World War begin(6)
- 9. German submarines (5)
- 11. Where was the formal peace agreement signed (10)
- 12. What was the area between the opposing trenches called (2,4,4)
- 13. Number of offspring a pair of rats could produce in a year (4,7))
- 14. Another name for weapons and ammunitions (9)
- 15. Poison gas ( 7)
- 16. Movement supporting women's right to vote (12)
- 18. A German airship(8)
- 19. Call up for men to fight (12)
- 20. Common name for Local Defence Volunteers (4,5)
- 22. Many soldiers chose to shave their heads to avoid this pest (4,4)
- 23. Specially trained shooters, well camouflaged (7)
- 25. Animal message carriers(8)
- 26. What soldiers stood on to shoot at the enemy(4)
- 27. Your country needs ......(3)
Down
- 1. The common name for landships (5)
- 2. One of the diseases the soldiers were vaccinated against (7)
- 3. What type of vermin lived in the trenches (4)
- 5. Medical foot condition suffered by soldiers (6,4)
- 6. Sweet smelling but most deadly of all the gases (7,3)
- 7. Women who worked on farms were part of the .....(4,4)
- 8. A knife that fixes to the end of a rifle (7)
- 10. The end of the war(9)
- 13. The year the war started (8,8)
- 17. ....... entered the war in 1917(3)
- 21. Socks were soaked in this and held over the face to protect against the effects of gas (5)
- 23. The soldiers daily routine started with this (5,2)
- 24. Battle with the greatest loss of life in the history of the British army(5)