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title: British Soldiers Wearing Gas Hoods, 1916
author: J.W. Brooke - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21331/british-soldiers-wearing-gas-hoods-1916/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-11-20
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# British Soldiers Wearing Gas Hoods, 1916

_Authored by J.W. Brooke - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![British Soldiers Wearing Gas Hoods, 1916](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21331.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21331.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing British Army soldiers wearing PH Type helmets as protection against poisonous gas at the [First Battle of the Somme](https://www.worldhistory.org/First_Battle_of_the_Somme/) during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, J. B. -. I. W. (2025, November 17). British Soldiers Wearing Gas Hoods, 1916. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21331/british-soldiers-wearing-gas-hoods-1916/>
### Chicago
Museums, J.W. Brooke - Imperial War. "British Soldiers Wearing Gas Hoods, 1916." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 17, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21331/british-soldiers-wearing-gas-hoods-1916/>.
### MLA
Museums, J.W. Brooke - Imperial War. "British Soldiers Wearing Gas Hoods, 1916." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Nov 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21331/british-soldiers-wearing-gas-hoods-1916/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193865) by **J.W. Brooke - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 November 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.