The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
THE POSSIBILITY OF THE JAPANESE ARMY USING POISON GAS AGAINST OUR FORCES HAS NOT BEEN OVERLOOKED, AND ALL TROOPS ARE BEING TRAINED TO THE ACCUSTOMED WEARING OF RESPIRATORS. EVEN CLERICAL STAFFS AT CAMP HEADQUARTERS HAVE TO WEAR THEIR RESPIRATORS FOR AN HOUR EACH DAY IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BECOME USED TO WORKING IN THEM SHOULD THE REAL NECESSITY ARISE. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
Owing to the British experience with the Germans, our men in the Dardanelles were provided with respirators, and are here seen wearing them and using Lee Enfield No. 1 rifles. The Turk, however, prove
Near Bois de l'Abbe, France. 27 May 1918. Gassed Australian soldiers lying out in the open at an over crowded aid post near Bois l’Abbé. They have been gassed in the operations in front of Villers-Bre
Range practices are plentiful for the Diggers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) in Korea, because the ever present possibility of the war turning form 'cold' to 'hot' is the s
Range practices are plentiful for the Diggers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) in Korea, because the ever present possibility of the war turning form 'cold' to 'hot' is the s
"Jalalabad City in Afghanistan’s east has become the urban frontline in the so-called Islamic State Khorasan Province’s war against, well, everything and everyone in Afghanistan. In Kabul, ISKP has wr
British Army 'Black Veil' respirator. The mask is made from a 1 metre length of 280 mm wide black veiling. The veiling is folded to form a 100 mm wide sleeve, the centre of which is sewn to form a 200
