3.30 am I hear the bells, got to wake up and get ready, got to dig deeper I have to work hard to stay alive or it will be all over. No more fooling about now it's serious we have all got to stick together.

It starts to rain, another bad, cold miserable day, I wish it would only get better for me. On our way to the trenches the ground all muddy and wet but there is no stopping now got to keep going if I want to stay alive.

I'm in the trenches. Need to dig deeper and longer, my feet are sinking when I walk but I keep going.

I hear it the guns, the bombs, the men shouting, I'm so scared the sergeant is shouting to me to hurry- up I'm climbing up there's a bang. Alex is shot. He was my best friend here. Got to fight to win.

They're running towards me with a gun I run and stab them right in the leg. Running as fast as I can. Robert is running behind me, shouting my name over and over again.

Finally it ended and we all go to sleep to move on in the morning then it starts all over again. I just wish the war was over altogether so I could just go home.

I'm here. Everyone is depending on me for this one. Sooner it starts the sooner it finishes. We're getting our gun and bayonet ready for today. Getting my uniform on when sergeant shouts “They're here they've started Hurry up.” I shout to the others to hurry up but they're gone I run outside. Half of our unit is on the ground so I get my bayonet and gun out and start to run stabbing and shooting who ever I can. I can see the sergeant on the ground bleeding I run over to him but he was gone so it makes me more confident to be strong with the others.

I'm out of breath. Someone is running towards me and he's got a gun I try to run but I fall. I think perhaps I'm finished – but I'm not – I'M ALIVE!

By Kelsey Little