The Memorial remembers all animals/birds that aided the war effort (as well as humans).
Carrier Pigeons for messages & Mice and Canaries were known as the Tunnellers Friends. I think the latter were sent into tunnels by the Royal Engineers as a check for dangerous gasses.
The Memorial remembers all animals/birds that aided the war effort (as well as humans).
Carrier Pigeons for messages & Mice and Canaries were known as the Tunnellers Friends. I think the latter were sent into tunnels by the Royal Engineers as a check for dangerous gasses.