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Mr Monkey at the Imperial War Museum


"Martin's Lane sounds more attractive than Death Valley"

Mr Monkey in front of a display of trench nameboards, including Martin's Lane and Death Valley Mr Monkey listening to an officer ordering a trench raid

Mr Monkey scurried down into the basement, where there's a warren of galleries about the First and Second World Wars. He studied the collection of signposts from British trenches, and wondered how they decided whether they were going to use a British street name for a trench, or be a bit more accurate. Then he kept his head down as he listened to troops preparing to make a midnight raid in the rather smelly Trench Experience.


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