This gas mask belonged to my grandad. He had to carry it around on his back just in case a bomb dropped. Gas masks were given to soliders during World War 2. They helped to save lots of lives. Things from the war are a small chapter of a much bigger story.
Jacob - Kingston Park Primary School
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