The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SYRIA. 1941-12. PIGEON CARRYING BASKETS BEING FITTED ONTO THE MOTOR CYCLE OF A DESPATCH RIDER ATTACHED TO 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS.
SYRIA. 1941-12. A DESPATCH RIDER OF 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS PREPARING TO SET OUT ON A TRIP WITH CARRIER PIGEONS IN THE BASKET ON THE REAR OF HIS MOTOR CYCLE. THEY WERE USED TO TAKE MESSAGES BACK
SYRIA. 1941-12. PIGEONS BEING PLACED IN TRANSIT BASKETS AT 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS. THESE BASKETS WERE USED FOR SHORT DISTANCES AND WERE NOT FITTED WITH ELASTIC HAMMOCKS AS SEEN IN A PREVIOUS PHO
SYRIA. 1941-12. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WORLD WAR I, AUSTRALIAN TROOPS USED PIGEONS TO CARRY MESSAGES DURING THE SYRIAN CAMPAIGN. THE ALUMINIUM CONTAINER IS SHOWN HERE, AT 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNAL
SYRIA. 1941-12. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WORLD WAR I, AUSTRALIAN TROOPS USED PIGEONS TO CARRY MESSAGES DURING THE SYRIAN CAMPAIGN. THE ALUMINIUM CONTAINER IS SHOWN HERE, AT 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNAL
SYRIA. 1941-12. NX29867 SERGEANT THEODORE ARTHUR HORTON OF 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS WRITING A MESSAGE TO BE SENT BY CARRIER PIGEON.
The first aid post near Noreuil, showing stretcher bearers bringing in wounded during the fighting at Bullecourt. Note the pigeon baskets, in which messages carrying pigeons have been brought up by a
