Laugh or Cry

''Awakened by great shouted oaths below. Peeped over the side of the manger and saw a Belgian lass milking and addressing a cow with a comprehensive luridness that left no doubt in my mind that British soldiers had been billeted here before.''  - Private Norman Ellison, 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment

Humor helped the British soldier survive the terrible experiences they faced in the trenches of th...