Pigeon post
Pigeons with messages attached. Pigeon post is the use of homing pigeons to carry messages. Pigeons were effective as messengers due to their natural homing abilities. The pigeons were transported to a destination in cages, where they would be attached with messages, then naturally the pigeon would fly back to its home where the owner could read his mail. They have been used in many places around the world. Pigeons have also been used to great effect in military situations, and are in this case referred as war pigeon. Early history[edit] As a method of communication, it is likely as old as the ancient Persians from whom the art of training the birds probably came. By the 12th century, messenger pigeons were used in Baghdad.[3] Naval chaplain Henry Teonge (c. 1620–1690) describes in his diary a regular pigeon postal service being used by merchants between İskenderun and Aleppo in the Levant.[4] Pigeon post of Paris[edit] The service was formally terminated on 1 February 1871. See also[edit]
Gallipoli time line
Gallipoli timeline - Events of 1915 25 April is Anzac Day. It commemorates the landing of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli at dawn on 25 April 1915, during the First World War. 25 April 1915 Gallipoli: The Australian and New Zealand Corps (ANZAC) landed at what became known as Anzac Cove on Turkey's Gallipoli Peninsula. 5 - 8 May 1915 The New Zealand Infantry Brigade was deployed south of Cape Helles. 24 May 1915 An armistice was declared at Anzac. 7 August 1915 The Battle of Chunuk Bair began, with the Wellington Battalion capturing the hill the following day. 8 - 20 December 1915 Anzac Cove was evacuated without loss of life. Reports of 1915 Public recognition of the impact of the landings at Gallipoli began in April 1915, after news of the dramatic event had reached New Zealand. "In the early part of the day heavy casualties were suffered in the boats conveying the troops...
Animals In War Memorial - The Animals In War Memorial - Park Lane, London
Gallipoli, Turkey - DigitalNZ
View at: From: Alexander Turnbull Library Date: 1915 Description: Cliff face at Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. Australian troops are being given climbing instruction. Usage: Unknown? Format: images
Armed Forces History Museum | Carrier Pigeons Used During World War I
Carrier Pigeons, used to carry communications during World War I, proved to be instrumental in the war. Because advanced telecommunications had yet to be developed, the carrier pigeon was often used by both sides, not only for critical dispatches, but also often sent from the front line carrying status report messages back to the main headquarters. The messages could then be relayed to the proper military authorities. In all, it is estimated that more than 100,000 carrier pigeons were used by both sides during the war. They are recorded as having a 95% success rate in navigating successfully to their intended destination. Crude Communications Though communications during WWI were still crude, the telecommunications at that time was still the preferred method of communication. Carrier pigeons were fitted with a small carrier, which was attached to the pigeon’s leg. US Army Signal Corps One of the oldest groups of soldiers was known as the US Army Signal Corps. Cher Ami
The Gallipoli campaign
Each year on Anzac Day, New Zealanders (and Australians) mark the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915. On that day, thousands of young men, far from their homes, stormed the beaches on the Gallipoli Peninsula in what is now Turkey. For eight long months, New Zealand troops, alongside those from Australia, Great Britain and Ireland, France, India, and Newfoundland battled harsh conditions and Ottoman forces desperately fighting to protect their homeland. By the time the campaign ended, more than 130,000 men had died: at least 87,000 Ottoman soldiers and 44,000 Allied soldiers, including more than 8700 Australians. In the wider story of the First World War, the Gallipoli campaign made no large mark.
Cher Ami
World War I service[edit] On October 3, 1918, Major Charles Whittlesey and more than 500 men were trapped in a small depression on the side of the hill behind enemy lines without food or ammunition. They were also beginning to receive friendly fire from allied troops who did not know their location. We are along the road parallel to 276.4. As Cher Ami tried to fly back home, the Germans saw her rising out of the brush and opened fire. Awards[edit] Remembered[edit] To American school children of the 1920s and 1930s, Cher Ami was as well known as any human World War I heroes. Sex and color[edit] Originally registered as a Black Check cock, Cher Ami was a Blue check, and she was discovered after death upon taxidermy procedure to be a hen. Popular culture[edit] Books[edit] Cher Ami by Marion CothrenCher Ami a poem by Harry Webb FarringtonFinding the Lost Battalion - Beyond the rumors, myths and legends of America's famous WWI Epic by Robert J. Film[edit] Cher Ami... Television[edit]
European stories & official histories
