The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
St. Gratien, France, 1918. A mobile pigeon loft probably operated by the 2nd Divisional Signals Company, 1st AIF, standing in a field northeast of Amiens. A member of the unit is standing beside the loft at left, while at right a number of pigeons are taking to the air above the vehicle. The loft was used to house and transport carrier pigeons.
St. Gratien, France, 1918. Two soldiers, probably members of the 2nd Divisional Signals Company, 1st AIF, holding carrier pigeons at a signal station northeast of Amiens. The defensive structure behin
St. Gratien, France, 1918. Members of the 2nd Divisional Signals Company, 1st AIF, with the unit's messenger dogs, in an area northeast of Amiens. (Donor B. Garcia)
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-20. SX35393 LANCE SERGEANT V. BLANDIN, 7TH PIGEON SECTION "B" CORPS OF SIGNALS, USING A MOBILE LOFT TO TRAIN YOUNG MESSAGE CARRYING PIGEONS.
St. Gratien, France, 1918. Members of the 2nd Divisional Signals Company, 1st AIF, operating a heliograph station in country northeast of Amiens. The soldier at left has a telescope mounted on a tripo
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11-01. PIGEONS RETURNING TO THEIR LOFT AFTER A TRAINING FLIGHT AT THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN PIGEON SECTION, ADVANCED LAND HEADQUARTERS SIGNALS.
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11-01. PIGEONS RETURNING TO THEIR LOFT AFTER A TRAINING FLIGHT AT THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN PIGEON SECTION, ADVANCED LAND HEADQUARTERS SIGNALS.
