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dugouts IN tHE tRENCHEs,
PloEgstEERt, FlaNdERs, BElgIuM
Taken January 1917
A British soldier crouches in a dugout during the
middle stages of the First World War. It’s freezing-
cold and the water in the flooded pit is penetrating
his field boots. Trenchfoot was a huge problem
for troops in these circumstances. Occurring
in as little as 13 hours of exposure,
it caused terrible pain and could
result in gangrene.
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