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Description
Mr. Boyce discusses the difference between cloud gas and mustard gas, which was delivered by artillery shell. He describes the futility of trying to wear a gas mask in a combat situation.
Transcription
He was using what we call “mustard gas” poisoning because it was something like mustard and it was, he was using that. And you see that was against the rules of warfare, the Germans as well as the British and the Americans had signed a contract not to resort to gas poisoning, but the Germans of course soon gave that up.On one occasion they used cloud gas and the wind changed and turned the gas right back on the Germans themselves. That was one experience that we rejoiced over, you see. That was what we called cloud gas, but the shell gas of course were gas shells, fired gas shells that just blew the head off them and the gas was released. But the trouble is you can’t fight with gas masks on you got to take them off. They were packed inside and you had to take them off. All right if you were inactive, there was no fighting going on you could wear a gas mask, but if there was any action, off would have to come the gas mask.