It was done so the advance was not slowed. They saw speed as the key...Reach the trenches, drop in and start killing...They were afraid if the rifles were loaded the men would stop to shoot and reload slowing the impetus of the advance. They did this right across the Western Front too. Of course, the Aussies said, bugger you mate, and loaded. It has happened a lot over history, the unloaded advance.
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