Wwi trench assault experience9/15/2023 ![]() ![]() “Attendees will experience the days leading up to October 13th, 1915, with troops massing in the front line. In the words of Private Sidney Richards, scribbling in his pocket diary on the evening of the 13th: ‘It was absolute hell with the lid off. The 1/5th suffered 500 casualties during the assault with only 200 men escaping unscathed. Steven Davies describes the point in history they will be re-visiting, “On the morning of the 13th October 1915, the 1/5th North Staffords (a territorial battalion formed from the men of the Potteries) began an assault on the Hohenzollern Redoubt, a heavily fortified section of the German Front Line near Loos. Organiser, Micah Dominic Parsons shared the motivation behind the event, he said, “The whole ethos of the event is to provide a unique insight and snapshot experience for those living in the trenches and for visitors, who will be able to appreciate what life was like for soldiers during the war.” All of the troops will be armed with rifles and bayonets. Around twenty men will be hunkering down at the trenches for the entirety of the 48 hours, with two attendees from Belgium travelling over especially for the event. There will be controlled black powder ground explosions and simulated gas attacks with smoke. ![]() The organisers will be using pyrotechnics throughout the weekend to bring the experience to life. The trenches will be open to the public on the Saturday and Sunday of the event via guided tours. Troops will be taking part in the 48 Hour Trench Experience from 20-22 March 2020. Re-enactment groups across the country are gearing up for a living weekend at Park Hall Farm’s WW1 trenches in Oswestry. ![]()
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