Gas Attack 1916

Ive been researching my Grand fathers Army records ,
He was a WW1 war Pensioner and he was gassed in the trenches .
So ive been looking on line for some insight of what the Soldiers went through

I found this a good read and you can feel what it was like from reading this .
It might interest others .

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gas.htm

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Wow - how interesting to have a first hand account - but also horrific!

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That's interesting Eliza my Grandad was gassed in the trenches and his lungs were permanently affected.
He never talked about the war.

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My grand dad died in 1939 so i never got to talk or see him , I know from his war records he was older than what he said , so he really wanted to do his bit for the country .
So many lives effected from both wars .

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That's a fascinating read. I learnt things from that that I hadn't known about. Thanks, Liz.

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It was a good read , thats why I thought i would share it on the forum.

I had no idea how they went to lengths to clear the gas out the trenches , and the Mask was a eye opener too . What a nightmare it must have been and no wonder when Soldiers returned home they didnt want to relive the memory by telling others .
But im glad some did for the history pages .

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Thanks. Do you live in Last of the Summer Wine town?

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Why do i sound like Nora Batty , O you mean my photo with Compo , No I was just there for a look round ,

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Oh, of course. That's Compo on your right, then?

Yes, Holmfirth is a nice little town.