Vertidue was an Anglo-French phrase, used during World War I, originally defined as ‘a vile mix of wet faeces and soil.’ It became a regular expression amongst those bunker sharing

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and French troops.''Education from Lord Curzon to World War 1'', B.M. Sankhdher, 1914 Cheshire Regiment trench Somme 1916

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