Gas protection, France, World War I pieces ' Signed below in ink:

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Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)

1872 (c1880-1882)

The cabby's long whip rests in the crook of his arm

A man at the wheel of his car dressed in a driving coat and goggles

Gas protection, France, World War I pieces ' Signed below in ink:Gas protection, France, World War I, 1915. French troops in a trench wearing rudimentary facemasks and goggles. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front, in the first gas attack of the war. Initially French and Algerian troops (Zouaves) of the 45th and 78th Divisions were attacked with the gas, inflicting heavy casualties and causing widespread panic, with the survivors abandoning their positions. Although