17th December 1916

Announcement Date: 17/12/1916

“The Tear Gas is awful stuff, has no other effect but makes the tears simply flow from your eyes.  Of course we had our goggles, but foolishly did not put them on soon enough.  They are absolutely effective.  The gas hangs about for such a long time, next morning it was plainly felt”

Ernie McIntyre – Letter 86 – France
Read full letter here.

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Unknown photographer (1918) Gas mask inspection of a Wellington Regiment. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-419-H593

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