Front Line Trench

Mealtime in the front line trench, within 250 yards of the enemy, at La Signy Farm, France. This extraordinary photograph shows New Zealand soldiers eating and resting in a muddy, exposed trench -- the harsh reality of daily life on the Western Front. Sourced from the Alexander Turnbull Library, it captures the resilience of men who carried on with the routines of life even under constant threat.