During war time government resources get directed at problems with amazing results. Below is a case in point.
Inside the amazing cave city that housed 25,000 Allied troops under German noses in WWI
The wax is still melted on to the chalk pillar which served as an Easter Sunday altar for the men of the Suffolk Regiment more than 90 years ago.
Old helmets are scattered around the floor. A heap of cans, including a tin of Turnwrights Toffee Delight, lies alongside a collection of old stone jars - flagons of rum, perhaps, to numb the fear of the battle ahead.
The word “Latrine” is still written above an arrow on a 30ft chalk pillar. Next to it, two large rusting buckets sit beneath wooden holes.
[The full story is on The Daily Mail]
You should read the full story. 25,000 soldiers living underground most the days, except when having to go out to the horror that are trenches. I want more picture though, then what is posted in this article.
Tags: History, Interesting, Photographs, War, WWI
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