The memoirs of Alexander Grant, Gunner on Lion, suggest that some British officers were aware of the dangers of careless handling of cordite: With the introduction of cordite to replace powder for firing guns, regulations regarding the necessary precautions for handling explosives became unconsciously considerably relaxed, even I regret to say, to a dangerous degree throughout the Service.
As memorias de Alexander Grant, artilleiro no Lion, suxiren que algúns oficiais británicos eran conscientes dos perigos da falta de coidado na manipulación da cordita: "Coa introdución da cordita para substituír á pólvora dos canóns, as normas relativas ás necesarias precaucións no anexo de explosivos relaxáronse considerablemente dun xeito inconsciente, aínda que lamento dicir, a un grao perigoso durante todo o servizo.