Tag: mascots
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Alberta from Albert in the Great War
The war time service of a brindle bull terrier Alberta, much respected in life, honoured in death Excerpts from The Great War As I Saw It by Lieutenant-Colonel Canon Frederick George Scott reveal the story of Alberta from Albert, a brindle bull terrier found by the Reverend on the Somme in the town of Albert.…
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Sergeant Bill of the 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry) in the Great War
On 23 August 1914, a train carrying soldiers of the 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry) stopped at Broadview, Saskatchewan. A group of recruits noticed young Daisy Curwain, and her cart goat, named Bill. They asked Daisy if they could have her goat as their good luck mascot. At first, Daisy reluctant to part with her proud…