Chris_Baker Posted 8 September , 2003 Posted 8 September , 2003 The 4th East Yorks diary for 13th October 1915 refers to them lighting "Fumite bombs" in response to an enemy bombardment. I presume this was some sort of smoke? Can anyone tell me more about this thing?
Tom Morgan Posted 8 September , 2003 Posted 8 September , 2003 They are definitely smoke bombs, but I'm not sure whether or not they had "something narsty" in the smoke. They're one of the few Great War Commoditites that you can still buy because they are made in Bristol by the wonderfully-named Octavius Hunt Ltd., and gardeners use them for fumigating greenhouses. Whenever my uncle did this it was always great fun to watch. In trench-fighting they could be thrown, to put up smoke where you needed it. Tom
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 8 September , 2003 Posted 8 September , 2003 Many years ago I used to sell these. Its amazing how much 'smoke' is emitted from a comparatively small item!
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