What impact did trench warfare have on soldiers and their
family?
You could imagine the pain and horror that the soldiers
brought back with them to their families after the trenches. Mental issues such
as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and shell shock are just a few of the
mental issues that haunt the soldiers of World War 1. As many young men of
Australia thought it was their duty to serve Australia in the Great War. Most
of those young men would’ve still been living at home with their families. The
loss of a son would be psychologically upsetting for family members. Some
families only hope of earning an income would have been the young men of the
family going to war and if that young man came back with a mental issue or a
limb missing it would be most likely that he would not be able to work causing
the family to become broke in the worst case. In Australia there was scarcely a
family that hadn’t lost a family member. (Darlington, 2012). When the war was
finally over, some soldiers had to wait over 18 months to be shipped back to
Australia Which just made the soldiers conditions worse. Home sickness would’ve
been a major factor also. The people back home in Australia didn’t understand
the experiences and the horror that the soldiers went through so when the
soldiers returned home the people just thought the soldiers could get back to
normal. But the mental issues the most soldiers had made that hard to happen.
brought back with them to their families after the trenches. Mental issues such
as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and shell shock are just a few of the
mental issues that haunt the soldiers of World War 1. As many young men of
Australia thought it was their duty to serve Australia in the Great War. Most
of those young men would’ve still been living at home with their families. The
loss of a son would be psychologically upsetting for family members. Some
families only hope of earning an income would have been the young men of the
family going to war and if that young man came back with a mental issue or a
limb missing it would be most likely that he would not be able to work causing
the family to become broke in the worst case. In Australia there was scarcely a
family that hadn’t lost a family member. (Darlington, 2012). When the war was
finally over, some soldiers had to wait over 18 months to be shipped back to
Australia Which just made the soldiers conditions worse. Home sickness would’ve
been a major factor also. The people back home in Australia didn’t understand
the experiences and the horror that the soldiers went through so when the
soldiers returned home the people just thought the soldiers could get back to
normal. But the mental issues the most soldiers had made that hard to happen.