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1917
Sat April 14th
Drill & lecture on gas & gas helmets with practise in the use of same, how to put on quickly etc. The various gases used by the enemy. How the different gases affect you.
Chlorine made from common salt, shows as a yellowish-green cloud & used with the wind at from 2 to 12 miles per hour. One part of this gas to 10000 pts of air proves fatal to a man.
Phosgene A mixture of Chlorine & Carbolic acid gas. Is invisible with an odor similar to that of a new turned field & may not affect the person for 12 to 20 hrs, when he suddenly collapses. Will liquify at a temperature of 40 deg Cent.
Afternoon fatigue work After tea walked to village of Amesbury with mates.
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