The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Australia Corps, at Torokina, Bougainville. It undertook a total of 25 operational flights covering a distance of 210 miles.
At the time of the flight that carried this message the bird was based at 7 Pigeon Section (Type A) attached to Signals 3 Division, at Toko, Bougainville.
Copy of Message: 'From "D" Company 47 Battalion. To HQ 47 Battalion. Date 3 July 45. Still being attacked. Ammunition running low. Situation grim - request Artillery fire on 136430'.
Distance message carried and time: 22 miles in a heavy tropical rain storm with bad visibility in 3 hours 28 minutes. This bird was also shot at by 60-70 Japanese.
Result of message: Artillery fire was supplied and ammunition sent with reinforcements party.
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 carries an aluminium leg ring impressed '1935: [broad arrow symbol]: 44'. Details of breeding: Bred at Barrine, Queensland by 4 Pigeon Se
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 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 Queenslan
Mounted skin of a black chequer hen carrier pigeon. The bird bears an aluminium leg ring stamped '469:D (Broad Arrow) D:44'. This bird was bred in 1944 by No.9 Pigeon Section at Jacquinot Bay, New B
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
Mounted skin of carrier pigeon. The Blue Chequer cock carries an aluminium ring on his right leg impressed '879: D/D: 43:Q.'. This bird, a Blue Chequer Cock, was located at Loft No 5 of the 1st Aust
