The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
France. A dog called Spot who was the regimental mascot of the 8th Battalion, AIF. (Donor Lieutenant Colonel J.C.M. Traill)
Crimson wool twill dog collar lined with cream cotton twill. A brass buckle stamped 'PARIS' is attached to one end with the same cream fabric. Attached to the collar is a square of tartan fabric, a co
Portrait of Lieutenant J.C.M. Traill of the 8th Battalion, AIF, taken in Cairo, Egypt, in 1916. (Donor Lieutenant Colonel J.C.M. Traill)
Lemnos. December 1915. Lieutenant Traill and the 8th Battalion Machine Gun Section immediately after disembarkation, following the evacuation of Gallipoli. Lieutenant Traill subsequently became Lieute
Private J. W. Dixon of Bankstown, NSW, proudly shows off the unit mascot, a dog called Andy who has his own quarters and own AIF number, QX270861.
Private J. W. Dixon of Bankstown, NSW, proudly shows off the unit mascot, a dog called Andy who has his own quarters and own AIF number, QX270861.
An outdoors group portrait taken at Bouffioulx of Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) John Wesley Mitchell DSO and Bar and other officers of the 8th Battalion. Identified in the back row: (
Northern France, c. 1917. A rooster named "Jack" or "Jackie", the mascot of the 2nd Divisional Signals Company, 1st AIF, perched atop a neat stack of rifles. Members of the unit found "Jack" a better
