The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Mounted skin of a blue bar cock carrier pigeon. The bird bears an aluminium leg ring stamped '682:D [broad arrow symbol]D:43:Q'.
This bird was bred in 1943 by a civilian pigeon fancier in Queensland, who later donated him to the army.
Location of Detachment at time of flight: Detachment 7 Pigeon Section (Type A), attached to 29 Infantry Brigade Signal Section, Bougainville.
Copy of message: From: '17 Platoon A Company To: 29 Brigade. Send help to Base "A" and Medical supplies.'
Distance Message carried and Time: 6 miles in 10 minutes.
As a result of the message reinforcements were despatched together with medical supplies thereby relieving the pressure on the platoon.
Mounted skin of a carrier pigeon, a blue bar cock with an aluminium leg ring impressed '167 D[broad arrow symbol]D 44'. This bird was bred by 1 Pigeon Section (Type B) at Lae in November 1944. Duri
Mounted skin of a blue bar cock carrier pigeon. The bird carries an aluminium leg ring on his left leg stamped '1382 QPS 41'. Attached to his right leg by an aluminium ring is a screw-top khaki plast
Mounted skin of a carrier pigeon. The Blue Bar cock carries an alumium ring on his right leg that is impressed '139:D [broad arrow]D:43:T'. This pigeon was donated to the army in 1943, as a patrioti
Mounted skin of a blue chequer hen carrier pigeon. THe bird carries an aluminium leg ring stamped '3863 D[broad arrow symbol]D 44'. This bird was bred by 7 Pigeon Section (Type A) Headquarters 2 A
Mounted skin of a Japanese army carrier pigeon, a blue bar cock with an aluminium ring on the left leg impressed with '9456', and with Japanese characters which translate 'South 1943'. This bird was
Mounted skin of a blue chequer hen carrier pigeon. The bird bears an aluminium leg ring stamped '624 D[broad arrow symbol]D 42 V'. This bird was bred in 1942 by a civilian pigeon fancier in Victori
