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A soldier returned from Dunkirk, enjoys a sandwich and cup of tea on a train at Paddock Wood station, Kent, 1 June 1940.

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A soldier returned from Dunkirk, enjoys a sandwich and cup of tea on a train at Paddock Wood station, Kent, 1 June 1940.

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What’s the clear eye protection I can see on two of their foreheads?
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  Officially they were goggles for protection from eye irritating gas, but they were used by soldiers as dust goggles.
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    Awesome, thanks!

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