Shell WW1 History Source Pack

Gordon Hassell’s Tank Mask Imperial War Museum (2014) Face mask, anti splinter, tank crew http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30013537 (Accessed on 30.11.17)

Figure 2. Gordon Hassell’s Tank Mask First World War period face mask of the type worn by British tank crews of the Tank Corps from 1916. The mask was designed to protect the wearer's face and eyes from 'splash' - flying fragments of hot metal caused by the impact of smallarms fire on the external plating of the vehicle.