A German messenger dog, probably Roff (or 'Digger' as he was named by the Australian troops) ...

Places	Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Hamel Area, Hamel Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux
Accession Number	E02723
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Negative
Maker	Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made	France
Date made	4 July 1918
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A German messenger dog, probably Roff (or 'Digger' as he was named by the Australian troops) captured at Villers-Bretonneux, by Corporal M Roach and Private R Conway, of the 13th Battalion. It is harnessed to a cart made by the 13th Battalion Pioneers. Roff's stuffed and mounted skin is now in the Australian War Memorial's collection. Guns in rear were captured by the Battalion at Hamel on 4 July 1918.