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Description: | Papers concerning the manufacture of anti-gas equipment, and the work of the Royal Engineers (RE) Anti-Gas Establishment during the First World War, for which Dr Pinsent worked as a Captain RE, comprising: 'Some Memories of the Activities of the RE Anti-Gas Establishment During the Great War' (31pp, n.d.), a privately printed booklet giving brief details of the Establishment's work and activities of its ex-officers association; a booklet entitled 'Lest We Forget' (50pp) giving an account of the work of John Bell, Hills Lucas Ltd (Oxford Works) in making gas masks during the First World War; and a ts account of the organisation, development and output of the Nottingham Works and for manufacturing box respirators, and contains a wealth of statistical information on production, personnel and man hours.
Cataloguer SJO | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Royal Engineers British Army Anti-Gas Establishment | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Pinsent, B R W, (Dr) | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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