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| Keywords: australian war memorial australianwarmemorial railway railway tracks railwaytracks dog helmet uniform messages communications ww1 first world war firstworldwar soldiers mutt mix-breed mixbreed dogs animal animals canis mammal mammals handler messenger dog messengerdog messenger dogs messengerdogs france villers-bretonneux villersbretonneux picardie 1918 corporal james coull jamescoull james coull 4th division signal company 4thdivisionsignalcompany 101 102 103 war dog wardog war dogs wardogs nell trick buller bullet cross setter crosssetter setter collie airedale 12th brigade 12thbrigade man soldier leash leashes chain chains person blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white ID Number: E02318 Place made: France: Picardie, Somme, Villers-Bretonneux Informal portrait of 3133 Corporal James Coull, in charge, with dogs of No. 3 Messenger Dog Section, attached to the 4th Divisional Signal Company, in a railway cutting near Villers-Bretonneux while operating with 12th Brigade. Section comprised sixteen men and fifty messenger dogs. These dogs worked with fairly successful results, but were never solely relied on in sending messages. Left to right: War Dog 103 Nell, a Cross Setter; 102 Trick, a Collie; 101 Buller (sometimes referred to as Bullet), an Airedale. All three dogs were very efficient in message carrying and saw service with the 2nd, 4th and 5th Australian Divisions, also with Divisions of the British 8th Corps (Imperial). 102 Trick was particularly efficient and was well known by all Brigades of abovenamed Divisions. He was specially mentioned by Signal Officer of 2nd Division for good work at Rubimont, near Heilly. Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection www.awm.gov.au Persistent URL:http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/E02318 ID Number: E02318 Place made: France: Picardie, Somme, Villers-Bretonneux Informal portrait of 3133 Corporal James Coull, in charge, with dogs of No. 3 Messenger Dog Section, attached to the 4th Divisional Signal Company, in a railway cutting near Villers-Bretonneux while operating with 12th Brigade. Section comprised sixteen men and fifty messenger dogs. These dogs worked with fairly successful results, but were never solely relied on in sending messages. Left to right: War Dog 103 Nell, a Cross Setter; 102 Trick, a Collie; 101 Buller (sometimes referred to as Bullet), an Airedale. All three dogs were very efficient in message carrying and saw service with the 2nd, 4th and 5th Australian Divisions, also with Divisions of the British 8th Corps (Imperial). 102 Trick was particularly efficient and was well known by all Brigades of abovenamed Divisions. He was specially mentioned by Signal Officer of 2nd Division for good work at Rubimont, near Heilly. Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection www.awm.gov.au Persistent URL:http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/E02318 | ||||
