World War One

3. cloth and/or rubber mask connected to an air filter and used to protect the face and lungs from poison gases.
7. the inner wall of a trench, made of earth and wood and topped with sandbags, to protect soldiers.
8. a signal, given by siren, to announce that it is now safe to remove one’s gas mask after a gas attack.
11. type of wire used for establishing telephone connections between posts.
14. shelter dug on the side of a trench, in the ground, used as living quarters, for storage of supplies or for protection.
15. an artillery projectile containing an explosive bursting charge.
16. steel blade, shaped like a short sword, that is fixed at the end of a rifle and used for hand-to-hand combat.
17. a small, flat, wingless insect that lives off the blood of its host.
18. a unit of soldiers, normally consisting of 50 men.
19. a soldier, armed with a rifle and usually well hidden, who shoots at exposed individuals of an enemy’s forces.

1. the narrow, muddy, treeless stretch of land, characterized by numerous shell holes, that separated German and Allied trenches during the First World War. Being in No Man’s Land was considered very dangerous since it offered little or no protection for soldiers.
2. type of gas which gives off a poisonous vapour, designed to kill, injure or disable a soldier by inhalation or contact.
4. weapon used to fire very large projectiles. Howitzers, guns and mortars are types of artillery. Popularly known as cannons.
5. a type of cannon used to fire projectiles at high angles.
6. a tunnel within a trench, dug to a point beneath the enemy’s trenches.
9. a specific task assigned to an individual or group, usually entailing physical labour.
10. narrow ledge, located inside a trench, that allows soldiers to see over the parapet.
12. a long, deep and narrow hole in the ground, with the earth thrown up in front, dug to protect soldiers from bullets and other projectiles.
13. the area of military operations during the First World War which ran from Belgium, through northern France, and to the Swiss border.
16. a place that is designated for soldiers to receive food and shelter.