Trench

Our Heritage Trench Coats are not waterproof, the Heritage Trench Coat is designed to protect the wearer against rain and made from water-repellent cotton gabardine, a fabric invented by Thomas Burberry in 1879. Are trench coats actually waterproof? Are Trench Coats Waterproof and Good for Rain? Trench coats make an excellent option to wear in […]

A mac coat generically refers to a plain, button-down raincoat, while a trench coat features military-inspired details including a thick waist belt, shoulder and wrist straps, and large lapels. Why is a trench coat called a mac? The term “Mac” has now come to refer to almost any 3/4 length raincoat. The origin of the […]

The classic shape, perfected by the luxury heritage label in 1912, was originally designed as part of Britain’s official military uniform. Since 1912 the Burberry trench coat has kept its wearers warm, dry and shielded from the wind in iconic style. When did Burberry make the trench coat? 1912The original trench coat was designed in […]

Keep fresh If you own a steam cleaner steaming your trench coat a handful of times between washes will help kill bacteria and remove any creases in your coat. To lift odours, you can spray your trench coat with fabric spray, which is perfect for not only removing smells but giving your coat a quick […]

Drinking water was transported to front line trenches in petrol cans. It was then purified with chemicals. To help disguise the taste, most water was drunk in the form of tea, often carried cold in soldier’s individual water bottles. Did they have alcohol in the trenches? ‘Father Pinard’ in the French trenches Generally, soliders were […]

Tea was definitely an essential on the front, and soldiers did drink lots of it. Above, I place an image of “tea tabloids,” which were small compressed tablets of tea that could be placed in boiling water. What did people drink in the trenches? Drinking water was transported to front line trenches in petrol cans. […]

Trench rats were rodents that were found around the frontline trenches of World War I. Due to massive amounts of debris, corpses, and a putrid environment, rats at the trenches bred at a rapid pace. The rats likely numbered in the millions. According to some soldiers, these rats could grow to be “as big as […]

Trenches provided protection from bullets and shells, but they did carry their own risks. Trench foot, trench fever, dysentery, and cholera could inflict casualties as readily as any enemy. Rats, flies, and lice were also commonplace. Do soldiers still dig trenches? In fact, trench warfare remains arguably the most effective strategy for infantry where, for […]

The Allies’ increased use of the tank in 1918 marked the beginning of the end of trench warfare, however, since the tank was invulnerable to the machine gun and rifle fire that were the trenches’ ultimate defense. What broke the stalemate of trench warfare? The treaty of Versailles was signed in November 1918, it signalled […]

All the trenches were dug in a zig-zag pattern so the enemy couldn’t shoot straight down the line and kill many soldiers. If a mortar, grenade or artillery shell would land in the trench, it would only get the soldiers in that section, not further down the line. Why were trenches built the way they […]

The rats likely numbered in the millions. According to some soldiers, these rats could grow to be “as big as cats”. The rats played a role in damaging the soldiers’ health, psyche and morale and were responsible for lack of sleep, adding to the filthy conditions and unsanitary hygiene in the trenches. How did rats […]

Trench fever (also known as “five-day fever”, “quintan fever” (Latin: febris quintana), and “urban trench fever”) is a moderately serious disease transmitted by body lice. Trench fever Symptoms fever Duration 5 days Causes infected insect bite Prevention body hygiene What was trench fever called? Bartonella quintana infection (historically called ‘trench fever’) is a vector-borne disease […]

Trench fever is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Bartonella quintana, which is carried and transmitted to humans by the common body louse (a small, wingless insect that lives in the clothes of infested people). How did soldiers get trench fever in ww1? From 1915 to 1918 between one-fifth and one-third of all British […]

Treatment of Trench Fever Patients are given doxycycline 100 mg orally 2 times a day for 4 to 6 weeks, plus, if endocarditis is suspected, gentamicin 3 mg/kg/day IV for the initial 2 weeks. Combination therapy is given for serious or complicated infections. How was trench fever treated? When medical officers first tried to treat […]

Trench mouth is an infection that causes swelling (inflammation) and ulcers in the gums (gingivae). The term trench mouth comes from World War I, when this infection was common among soldiers “in the trenches.” The appearance of normal teeth varies, especially the molars. How do I know if I have trench mouth? There Are Many […]

There may be one period of fever, or the fever may recur several times at intervals of four to five days. The disease is transmitted from one person to another by a body louse harbouring the causative organism, the bacterium Bartonella quintana (Rochalimaea quintana or Rickettsia quintana). How is trench fever transmitted? Bartonella quintana infection […]

Primary prevention of trench fever relies on measures for avoiding infestation with body lice. How did they prevent trench fever in ww1? Soldiers had a name for lice, “cooties,” and external treatments were called “cootie oils.” As with typhus on the Eastern Front – a rickettsial disease that killed soldiers – control of lice was […]

Trench fever is rarely fatal, but patients may suffer disabilities including myalgia, cardiac issues or neurologic complications following resolution [44,48]. What happens if you get trench fever? Trench fever or quintana fever (5-day fever) is a recurrent fever among non-immunocompromised individuals. Fever episodes lasting for one to five days are associated with nonspecific and varying […]

The development of armoured warfare and combined arms tactics permitted static lines to be bypassed and defeated, leading to the decline of trench warfare after the war. Following World War I, “trench warfare” became a byword for stalemate, attrition, sieges, and futility in conflict. Why are trenches not used in ww2? The reason it was […]

Google mapped Vimy Ridge on foot in 2016 and 2017, and now viewers can have a first-person perspective of the trenches, tunnels, and the iconic Canadian National Memorial at Vimy overlooking the battlefield. In Google Maps satellite view, the pock-marked battlefield is still visible today. Can u still see the trenches from ww1? There are […]