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Brothers in Alms - War Animals and Unusual

WAR ANIMALS

This was the last great conflict where so many horses were used and lost in battle. But many other animals found roles in the conflict. Many men brought pets with them or found them on the front and adopted them for comfort. Others were used for a whole range of tasks and dogs in particular due to their ability to be trained to perform many important jobs. Some were used as messengers or for rescue.

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A British soldier secures a message on dogs collar, c.1915

Messenger Dog

A British Red Cross dog used to locate wounded soldiers, 18 April 1914

Dogs of War

Naval mascot of the HMS Glasgow, c.1916

Tirpitz the Pig

Soldier with his mascot, a springboek, c.1915

Animals of War

The Red Baron with His Dog, Moritz

The Red Baron with His Dog, Moritz

Elephants on Homefront

Elephants on Homefront

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Rescued from a WWI battlefield by an American soldier. The dog went on to become an International film star, c.1918

Rin Tin Tin

British army bikers taking carrier pigeons to the front line, c.1915

Pigeon Delivery

British officer with trained eagle in Salonica, Greece, c.1918

Golden Eagle

British pilot’s mascot, c.1916

Cockpit Puppy

British Soldier in Africa on Cow

British Soldier in Africa on Cow

Carrier Pigeon

Carrier Pigeon

Dog on a Horse

Dog on a Horse

Chicken Coop in Trench

Chicken Coop in Trench

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The British Army used dogs to pull machine guns and other equipment throughout the war, c.1916

Dog Drawn Machine Gun

A horse is landed from a British military transport ship in Boulogne, France, c.1915

Horse Landing

Dogs of War

Dogs of War

Horse wounded rescuing a soldier, c.1915

Animal Hero

Monkey Mascot belonging to a sailor on the HMS Ganges

Monkey Mascot

Sailor with War Ships Cat

Sailor with War Ships Cat

Radio Horseman

Radio Horseman

English Bulldog at Rally

English Bulldog at Rally

UNUSUAL

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Sir Ernest Shackleton

Sir Ernest Shackleton

Who volunteered for the Bavarian Army at the outbreak of WWI, posing with soldiers and their dog Fuchsi, c.1914

Adolf Hitler

News of Kitcheners Death

News of Kitcheners Death

Chinese Freemason Society

Chinese Freemason Society

World War I Worker sewing coats for soldiers

World War I Worker

August von MacKensen a German Field Marshal, who drove the Russians from Warsaw and became de facto ruler of Romania until the Armistice c.1914

August von MacKensen

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Novel British military control used in France, c.1917

Stop and Go Signal

1918 oil on canvas by Paul Nash. The optimistic title belies its depiction of a scarred landscape created by WWI

We are Making a New World

Declaration of War

Declaration of War

Vera Brittain an English Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse during most of WWI. In 1933, she wrote, “Testament of Youth”, a memoir of her experiences during WWI, c.1915

Vera Brittain

The Futurists

The Futurists

Kitchener and Claude Conder co-authors of the Survey of Western Palestine, c.1874

Kitchener and Claude Conder

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