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Gas masks
Gas masks were issued to all children as a precaution against
attack by gas bombs. The masks came in cardboard boxes, with a strap
for carrying them on the shoulder.
Children were instructed to keep their masks with them at all times
and were the key item of luggage for evacuees.
Gas mask drill was a daily feature of life at school.
The routine for the drill was:
i) remove mask from box;
ii) put mask on face;
iii) check the mask is fitting correctly;
iv) breathe normally.
Many wartime children have subsequently admitted that they struggled
to take the drill seriously and that their masks were frequently the
source of games and much fun.
Picture 'borrowed' from BBC Schools Web Pages
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WORLD WAR 2 1939-1945 Notes for
Doreen Wilkinson - November, 2007
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