The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of Private Tim W Tovell, Henri 'Digger' Heremene and an unidentified person on the deck of transport ship Kaisar-I-Hind en route to Australia. 'Digger' was a French orphan boy who had been appointed mascot of No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, when it was stationed at Cologne, Germany. The boy had been smuggled into England and then onto this ship. Private Tim W Tovell was an air mechanic with the Squadron, and the boy's self appointed guardian who later adopted him. The transport was carrying Australian service personnel home to Australia. There is evidence of Henri signing his name as Honore, indicating it maybe his real name.
A Wight 'Converted' two seater Seaplane in flight over two taxiing Short 184 Seaplanes. As its name implies, the Wight was converted from land-based bomber configuration, mainly by the simple expedie
Portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier with French orphan boy 'Digger', Henri Heremene who is dressed in a specially tailored AIF uniform paid for by the members of No 4 Squadron, Australian F
The grave in Fawkner Cemetery of Henri Heremene 'Digger' Tovell a French orphan and former mascot of No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, when it was stationed at Cologne, Germany. He was smuggled
Informal portrait of Henri Heremene 'Digger' Tovell, a French orphan and former mascot of No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, when it was stationed at Cologne, Germany. He was smuggled by the Squ
Portrait of Henri Heremene, known as Digger, the mascot of No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, in a tailored AIF uniform made for him in London at the expense of the squadron's members as they we
Private Tim W Tovell of No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, carrying an oat sack demonstrating how he smuggled the squadron's orphan boy mascot, 'Digger', Henri Heremene, to England. This happened
Private Tim W Tovell of No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, demonstrating how the Squadron's orphan boy mascot 'Digger', Henri Heremene, was inserted into a specially prepared oat sack to smuggle
