Dear : Andrew Harrison
It has only been a short time since I have entered the trench and the living conditions are just awful. The trenches are filled with the stench of rotting meat because we have no ways to dispose of human remains. We do not have time to give them a burial that they deserve, but instead they are just in a giant pile. Our living conditions aren't favourable either. We have to do everything here. We have to eat, sleep, and even go to the bathroom. The stench of everything is just horrific. Everything is always wet because of the rain and we have no protection against the rain. A few of my comrades have what is called 'Trench foot' which is basically when your foot starts rotting off. The only way to prevent this is to keep your feet clean, however we cannot because we must keep our boots on at all times and the rain keeps soaking our feet. My feet are always wet and my clothes are constantly covered with mud. Apparently this trench hasn't even moved from it's original position and they have been in a stalemate for quite awhile, but countless lives have been lost due to these battles, but that does not change the fact that we have to constantly be aware for artillery attacks. None have hit since I arrived, but this can only go on for so long. When I can, I shall write back to you to keep you informed.

Love : Gordon Harrison

The creator of this letter is Andrew Harrison a soldier in WWI. The meaning of this letter is to write to one of his family members and to inform him on what life is like in the war. He describes his day in the trenches and how poor the quality of living is in them. An emotion conveyed in this diary entry is pain and sorrow. Andrew Harrison says that they have no time or place to put the dead body's where they deserve to be, and the pain and suffering the soldiers go through while in the trench. The significance of this letter is to really show what trench warfare really is like, that the battlefield is hard and people are dying every single day. This letter is meant to Inform his family that he is doing okay and he will write to them whenever he can

A picture of Andrew Harrison after the war