A gas mask for a horse
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German horse gas mask
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A German horse gas mask at the Science Museum, taken from a German equipment dump in France in 1918 by the British Army.
Visit the site http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=5159German horse gas mask
Source: awm.gov.au
A German horse gas mask, one of 23 at the Australian War Memorial, that were collected from abandoned German supplies in May 1919.
Visit the site http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RELAWM04099.001Film about using gas masks
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First World War training film about using gas masks; at 09:27, a horse wearing a gas mask is shown.
See this video on iwm.org.uk http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060008183?bt=europeanaapi
Podcast about animals during the First World War
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Podcast about animals used during the First World War, with a focus on horses. At -18:18 there is a description of using gas masks to protect horses.
Visit the site http://www.1914.org/podcasts/podcast-34-animals-in-war/15 Animals that went to war
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Photographs of a variety of animals during the First World War, including measures used to protect them.
Visit the site http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/15-animals-that-went-to-warImperial War Museum collections search
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Use the Imperial War Museum collections search to find objects and images from the museum’s collections.
Visit the site http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/searchGas warfare
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Images, objects and information from Imperial War Museum.
Visit the site http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/gas-warfareThe Animals’ war
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Images of animals used in various conflicts including the First World War.
Download this documentAudio extract from War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
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Audio extract from War Horse by Michael Morpurgo; it describes a cavalry charge from a horse’s point of view.
Visit the site http://michaelmorpurgo.com/books/war-horseWarhorse: Fact and Fiction
Source: nam.ac.uk
A website that includes detailed information about the use of horses during the First World War, with objects, photographs and video clips.
Visit the site http://www.nam.ac.uk/microsites/war-horse/explore/HorsePower
Source: warhorseonstage.com
Interactive map, accompanying the National Theatre production of War Horse. It includes film footage, first-hand accounts from cavalrymen, photos, and information about the role of horses in the First World War.
Visit the site http://www.warhorseonstage.com/app/webroot/map/A Camouflaged Tank
A Camouflaged Tank; print by Edward Henry Handley-Read, 1914 – 1918.
St George and the Dragon
St George and the Dragon; print by Walter Crane, 1914.
Recruitment poster
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Recruitment poster; after Lucy Kemp Welch, 1914.
Visit the site http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1977-06-81-12Wild Eye
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Wild Eye, the souvenir king; photograph, about 1917.
Visit the site http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/~/media/C3DCC4FCC8144E788960163C01317C38.ashxOutside the classroom
York Castle Museum
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Visit the site http://www.iwm.org.ukFind your nearest regimental or corps museum
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Visit the site http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/Find First World War centenary events near your school
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