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Description: | This flyer was issued to civilians during World War Two as part of the Air Raid Precautions. Though the threat of gas attacks on civilians was never enacted during World War Two, it was a great fear of the population and the British Government. Great pains were taken to prepare the population for the threat and gas masks were issued, air raid wardens trained and materials like this were issued to prepare the population. "WHAT TO DO ABOUT GAS" was issued by the Ministry of Home Security and details basic instructions for avoiding being gassed, what do do if the gas rattles sound, treatment for liquid blister gas and keeping food safe from gas. Gas attacks were not widely used in World War Two for a variety of reasons, chief amongst which was the fear of enemy reprisals. This leaflet, with its encouraging tone and end tagline, "We can beat gas attacks - if we know what to do, and do it." was thankfully never needed.
Flyer 'What to do about Gas' | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Printed ephemera Local history Gas warfare Second World War (1939-1945) Ephemera | Temporal: | 1939 - 1945
Second World War (1939-1945) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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