H09518 Accession Number: H09518

H09516

Photograph H09516 First World War, 1914-1918

France. c. 1917. A breeding pen for British Army carrier pigeons. (Donor British Official Photograph L627)

H09530

Photograph H09530 First World War, 1914-1918

Sorrus, France. c. 1917. A British Army soldier loading carrier pigeons into a basket on the back of an army motor cyclist for transport to the front lines. (Donor British Official Photograph L641)

H09531

Photograph H09531 First World War, 1914-1918

Sorrus, France. c. 1917. Two British Army motor cyclists with carrier pigeon baskets strapped to their backs preparing to transport some pigeons up to the front line. (Donor British Official Photograp

H09522

Photograph H09522 First World War, 1914-1918

France. c. 1917. Three British Army carrier pigeons each of which lost a leg but still managed to deliver their messages. (Donor British Official Photograph L633)

H09529

Photograph H09529 First World War, 1914-1918

France. c. 1917. A French Army soldier holding a Franco-British carrier pigeon bred for long distance flights. (Donor British Official Photograph L640)

H09585

Photograph H09585 First World War, 1914-1918

France. c. 1918. A British Army soldier inspecting a gas proof box found in a captured German Army pigeon loft. The box had been used to attach messages to pigeons during a gas attack. (Donor British