Sentry duty, in which a man would look out over no man's land for any advancing enemy, was a night time task. For how long would a period of sentry duty last?

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Faced with a long war, the WW1 armies dug trenches in the muddy ground.  These trenches, dirty, cold and wet, were to be the temporary homes for millions of young men.


Sentry duty, in which a man would look out over no man's land for any advancing enemy, was a night time task. For how long would a period of sentry duty last?