A former army commander says gas masks made in Britain could help Ukrainians defend their country. Avon Protection, in Melksham, Wiltshire, makes "world-leading" masks, which are being requested ...

Walt Disney helped in its design. This object is the British 'Mickey Mouse' gas mask. It did not resemble the cartoon character but it used the red and blue, like the American version and kept the ...

Dohoon Kim, 36, was found dead on the floor of a bedroom at a home in Swindon A man who was tied up by his sexual partner and left with a gas mask on his face died as a result of an "awful ...

Harrison became the Deputy Controller of the Chemical Warfare Department and produced the first serviceable British gas mask. He continuously worked on this during the war until he died of pneumonia.