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A canine camp in France
Unknown, 1915, Press cutting
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A canine camp in France
A canine camp in France
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32625
Title
"Little rock-cut kennels, each inhabited by one wise, silent dog": a canine camp in France
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Taken from the Illustrated London News, October 30th 1915.
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Unknown
Date
1915
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39.6 x 45.4 cm
Type
Press cutting
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Text from page 556 reads - Dogs are extensively used by the French army both for ambulance purposes and to aid in sentry and scouting work. Those housed in this remarkable colony of dug out kennels are ambulance dogs, which are trained into assist in finding the wounded after battle.
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