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(3) C.1240 - Inspection of a Canadian Battalion with their gas helmets on
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Allies > Canadian and Newfoundland > (3) C.1240 - Inspection of a Canadian Battalion with their gas helmets on |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546436 |
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| Description | Inspecting gas masks. A line of uniformed men is standing across the image. They are all wearing gas masks . A group of officers are filing past and checking everyone and their equipment. Gas releasing weapons were developed during World War I and eventually became commonly used in attacks. The resulting injuries were painful and ugly. [Original reads: 'WITH THE CANADIANS ON THE WESTERN FRONT. The Inspection of a Canadian Battalion with their Gas Helmets on.'] |
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| Description | Photographs from the Haig series that are connected with Canadian troops and the Newfoundland Regiment of the British Army. |
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| Description | Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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