National Library of Scotland, photographer Tom Aitken
http://digital.nls.uk/74549082
Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
CHARLIE
28 (DONKEY)
Momentbloom/Vecteezy.com
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A line of mules carries ammunition for field artillery. Each animal has a pair of panniers, loaded with eight rounds of what appear to be eight-kilogram (18 lb.) shells for a field gun.
National Library of Scotland
http://digital.nls.uk/74549588
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A soldier and his mule at the Western Front.
National Library of Scotland
http://digital.nls.uk/74549584
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A mule stuck in a shell hole. This photograph shows French soldiers trying to pull an exhausted mule out of the mud of a shell hole. A second mule has been rescued and is standing to the left.
National Library of Scotland
http://digital.nls.uk/74549306
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National Library of Scotland
http://digital.nls.uk/74549554
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A long line of soldiers and pack mules moves across a war-torn landscape.
National Library of Scotland, photographer John Warwick Brooke
http://digital.nls.uk/74547898
Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
BISCOTTE
34 (DOG)
Designed by Freepik.com
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A bandaged dog that worked in the front line trenches, in France, during World War One. With bandages on all four paws, this dog—called Paddy—carried out a range of hazardous duties in a front line trench, despite the shellfire and poison gas.
National Library of Scotland, photographer Tom Aitken
http://digital.nls.uk/74549018
Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Dog rescues the wounded
Wellcome Library, London
Collection: Wellcome Images “image_innopac_id” L0009138
Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0
Soldiers returning to trenches after a raid.
National Library of Scotland, photographer John Warwick Brooke
http://digital.nls.uk/74547530
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LOUISE
38 (PACKHORSE)
Mulpo_com/VectorOpenStock.com
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A group of soldiers and horses
National Library of Scotland, photographer David McLellan
http://digital.nls.uk/74548672
Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Packhorses transporting ammunition.
This image is available from Library and Archives Canada under the reproduction reference number PA-001231 and under the MIKAN ID number 3194763
Public Domain
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Soldiers struggle to pull a big gun through mud. The gun has been placed on a track created for a light railway. A makeshift tread has been fitted to the wheels of the gun in an attempt to aid its movement through the mud.
National Library of Scotland, photographer Ernest Brooks
http://digital.nls.uk/74546544
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Two soldiers lifting a section of duckboard onto a packhorse.
National Library of Scotland, photographer John Warwick Brooke
http://digital.nls.uk/74547250
Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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A Canadian battalion goes “over the top” during World War One.
National Library of Scotland, photographer John Warwick Brooke
http://digital.nls.uk/74545832
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EPILOGUE
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An example of a permission slip: Pat Grasshopper’s pass to leave the reserve, Sarcee Indian Agency (Tsuu T’ina), southern Alberta.
Credit: Glenbow Archives, M-1837-22b
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Thomas McNab: First Nations soldier, George Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan
Thank you to George Gordon First Nation Chief and Council for permission to use this photo.