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Originally Posted by LewisM
My great grandfather was gassed in WW1 (I know, mustard gas is sulphur and chlorine, but kinda similar) and suffered for the rest of his life with pulmonary problems, succumbing to pneumonia after WW2. I can imagine now just how wretched, inhumane a way to die it was!
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Mustard gas is not that similar to chlorine actually. It's also not a gas at normal temperatures. Respiratory effects of mustard exposure are usually reversible, unless the lungs are heavily scarred. From the sounds of things you GGF was probably exposed to phosgene, which had similar effects, but the effects were more long lasting.
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Stuart