The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Colonel D G Marks DSO, Commanding Officer of 13th Battalion, with a German messenger dog, named 'Roff' by the Germans, but christened 'Digger' by the Australians, which was captured at Villers-Bretonneux. The use of messenger dogs by the Australian troops was adapted in this sector, but only as an auxiliary means of communication. Many dogs showed singular intelligence, but the system was not sufficiently reliable. Roff's stuffed and mounted skin is now in the Australian War Memorial's collection.
Mounted and stuffed German black & tan Doberman messenger dog named 'Roff'. His tail is docked and his ears cropped. The dog is wearing a chain collar with name plate and identity disc (RELAWM09179).
A German messenger dog, probably Roff (or 'Digger' as he was named by the Australian troops) captured at Villers-Bretonneux, by Corporal M Roach and Private R Conway, of the 13th Battalion. It is harn
A German message dog captured by the 13th Battalion near Villers-Bretonneux on 3 May 1918. The two soldiers in and behind the dog cart are Corporal Green and Private Martin. The dog was sent as a 't
Mounted and stuffed German black & tan Doberman messenger dog named 'Roff'. His tail is docked and his ears cropped. The dog is wearing a chain collar with name plate and identity disc (RELAWM09179).
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 o
Studio portrait of Digger, a dark brown and white bulldog, posed on an ensign. Digger accompanied his owner, 24 Sergeant James Harold Martin, during his service overseas and is said to have served thr
A view of no man's land looking towards the Yser Canal, showing, beyond the canal, the area occupied by the Germans. The Yser enters the sea a little to the left of the area seen here. When the pictur
