World War 1

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Across
  1. 3. The town in Belgium that was heavily fought over in WWI.
  2. 5. A type of chemical weapon first used by the Germans in Ypres in 1915.
  3. 7. The disease and psychological trauma suffered by soldiers due to continuous bombardment.
  4. 8. The poem written by John McCrae about the soldiers buried in Flanders.
  5. 9. The daily ceremony held at the Menin Gate to honor fallen soldiers.
Down
  1. 1. The wooden planks used in trenches to avoid the mud.
  2. 2. The heavily contested area of battle surrounding the town of Ypres.
  3. 4. The dangerous, unoccupied land between opposing trenches.
  4. 6. A war memorial in Ypres commemorating missing British and Commonwealth soldiers.
  5. 10. A painful foot condition caused by prolonged exposure to wet trenches.