How the deadly effects of chlorine and phosgene gas were defeated by British scientists.  Researched using records in the UK National Archives and illustrated with exhibits from the Royal Engineers Museum, this two-part article ‘The First BEF Gas Respirators, 1915’ appeared in Military Illustrated, January & February 1991.

See below for part two of the ‘First Gas Respirators, 1915.’

Join me on a battlefield tour with The Cultural Experience. We cut out delays at Dover by travelling via Eurostar from London St Pancras to meet our coach in Lille:

The Battles of the Marne & the Aisne 1914 – 1918

First & Last Shots 1914 & 1918

Medics & Padres in the Great War

Walking Ypres 1914-1918

Walking the Somme

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Understanding Chemical Warfare in the First World War

Edward Harrison, who gave his life to protect against poison gas

Yellow Cross: Measures to protect against Mustard Gas

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