Interesting Facts about the War

• World War I lasted from 1914 to 1918.
• It was named The Great War because it was the first war to use massive weapons such as tanks and two-ton howitzers.
• “Bomb” is what the British call a hand grenade.
• A British soldier was called a “Tommy.”
• Each soldier carried a ten-pound rifle, a bayonet, sixty pounds of ammunition, a digging tool, and a gas mask. Survival gear might also consist of eating utensils, bootlaces, a blanket, a razor, and iron rations.