Original WWI U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm Brown Bess Although typically associated with the

Although typically associated with the Prussian Army

15th December 1917: Leutnant (RDA 1st July 1916)

The Medical Battalion was organized as a kind of ‘miniature’ medical organization in order to maintain the best operative coordination of all the existing facilities and to give flexibility to a possible expansion of the medical service when necessary

Brandywine

Field guns were too cumbersome and often too heavy to manoeuvre satisfactorily

Original WWI U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm Brown Bess Although typically associated with theOriginal item: Only One Available. Gas Warfare, now banned by International Treaty, was first introduced in WWI on the Western Front, and the results were devastating. Soon everyone was issued with a gas mask and was required to carry one at all times. With all the noise in the trenches, this gong style system was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These gongs had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring. They were