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| Picture No | 10215431 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | British soldier in a new gas-mask |
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A British soldier wearing a new gas mask. Following the German use of poisonous gas at Ypres on 22nd April 1915, it became a common feature of World War I warfare, necessitating the wearing of gas masks among soldiers on both sides.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 11 December 1915 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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