This painting by F.H. Varley, a future member of the Group of Seven, depicts a training exercise in Seaford, England. Soldiers emerge from a gas hut wearing respirators. Training to protect against gas attacks gradually became more realistic to better reflect combat conditions.
Painted by Frederick Horsman Varley
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 19710261-0772
Canada and the First World War
