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Typical of these was the experience of the Australian 50th Infantry Battalion in April 1918 during the second battle of Villers-Bretonneux.
Despite heavy enemy fire, the Australians advanced steadily towards the German trenches under cover of the darkness. As they neared the German position, several shots were fired at them from close in front, someone yelled "Bomb the b*******," grenades were thrown, and a rush of the trench was made.
The trench proved to be occupied not by Germans, but by remnants of the Devon and Worcester Battalions.
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There are also numerous accounts of British mustard gas being used which blew back in the wind and gassed our own troops in their trenches.