Location found for CDS 21 Notes on protection against poisonous gases

[A Rankin]

Good morning everyone.

 

There is a copy of CDS 21 'Notes on protection against poisonous gases' (May 1915) in WO 95/2/9 Branches and Services: General Staff 1915 May 1 - 1915 May 7. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/69ee99b440974a01964c5a90ba99adaa

 

This diary slice is 43 pages long, and the pamphlet is page 42 and 43. As discussed in several areas of the forum, WO 95 diaries are included on the free download list for registered users for the time being.

 

Has anyone found any other CDS or SS pamphlets in any other diaries that they have downloaded recently?

 

Regards

 

Adam

[Wigeon]

Hi, Adam

War Diary for Assistant Director Gas Services , National Archives catalogue ref WO 95-62-1, contains a run of  SS 184 " Gas Warfare, Monthly Summary. " from SS 184/5, Nov 1917 to SS 184/11, May 1918, also a copy of SS 212 " Yellow Cross Gas Shells and the measures to be taken to counteract their effects." April 1918. The next file in the catalogue series, WO 95-62-2, contains SS 719 " German Instructions Regarding the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gas Poisoning."  July 1918 as well as " Amendments to SS 193 Standing Orders for Defence Against Gas and SS 534 Defence against Gas Appendix 4." Also in this file are SS 184/12 June 1918 and SS 184/13 July 1918. 

Regards,

Wigeon

 

 

  

Edited 4 August , 2020 by Wigeon
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[A Rankin]

Hello Wigeon,

 

Thank you for the spot there.

 

SS 419 Defensive Measures Against Gas Attacks of May 1916, SS 419 Supplement, Protection against Tear Shell attacks, and SS 441 Notes on the prevention of espionage and leakage of information can be found in TNA WO 95/1917/2 (SS 419 and SS 419 supplement) and WO 95/1917/3 (SS 441) 15 Division HQ Adjutant and Quarter-Master General.

[Wigeon]

Hi Adam, 

      Another in the SS 184 series

 

 

 SS 184/14  "Gas Warfare Monthly Summary of Information." August 1918."  catalogue ref  TNA  WO 95-62-3.

 

 

 

[Guest]

And by sheer fluke, these are for sale from one of my bookselling colleagues  at the moment:   They do exist!!

 

[Wigeon]

Also available as a download from  TNA. SS 184/1 is in WO 95-61-6, which also has correspondence regarding the rationale for producing the pamphlet series. SS 184/2 to /4 are in WO 95-61-7.  

[Wigeon]

In case anyone is interested ,  SS 184/15  September 1918 is in TNA WO 95-62-4  and SS 184/16 October 1918 is in TNA WO 95-62-5. No further editions  are included in the latter file, despite it running to May 1919 rather than the Dec 1918 date given in the catalogue.