E02723 Accession Number: E02723

Description

A German messenger dog, probably Roff (or 'Digger' as he was named by the Australian troops) captured at Villers-Bretonneux, by Corporal M Roach and Private R Conway, of the 13th Battalion. It is harnessed to a cart made by the 13th Battalion Pioneers. Roff's stuffed and mounted skin is now in the Australian War Memorial's collection. Guns in rear were captured by the Battalion at Hamel on 4 July 1918.

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Accession Number
E02723
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 9.1 cm x 14.9 cm
Date Made
4 July 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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