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First World War soldiers wearing gas masks

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1916 - 1918

Overview

Sepia photo of five soldiers in military uniform wearing slouch hats and gas masks.

Historical information

Gas masks were issued to soldiers after the use of poison gas against allied troops in 1915. The box respirators featured a tin packed with absorbent material to filter out the poisonous chemicals.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-54-IMG12

Item type

Width

14 cm

Height or length

9 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Bottom right is identified as A. Anderson.

Keywords

First World War

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Public Location

Ron Maidment Archives, Capel Library

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Expired

Shire of Capel

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