ARP / Civil Defence Warden Wearing Full Gas Protection Suit

A warden poses in his garden wearing the full gas protective suit. Issued to those involved in dealing with gas and chemical attacks the oilskin plus gas mask and Wellington boots were the only protection against the effects of the various gases. The gas rattle was used to inform the general population that a gas attack had occurred. 

ARP / Civil Defence Warden Wearing Full Gas Protection Suit