"Mickey Mouse Gas Mask"

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Contributed by: nottinghamcsv
People in story:: Rita Webster
Location of story:: Nottingham
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A4476774
Contributed on:: 18 July 2005

"This story was submitted to the people's War site by CSV/BBC Radio Nottingham on behalf of Rita Webster with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions."

I was only about 3 and a half when the war started. So I had a Mickey Mouse Gas Mask, not an adult one. Later in the 1960's I told some friends about me having towear a Mickey Mouse gas mask and they said, "It's ok Rita, the war ended 20 years ago, you can take it off now!".

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