Sergeant Gander (23 page)

29
. Carl Vincent,
No Reason Why
(Stittsville, ON: Canada's Wings Inc., 1981), 211.

30
. Brereton Greenhous
,
“C” Force to Hong
Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe, 1941–1941
(Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1997), 118.

31. Carl Vincent,
No Reason Why
(Stittsville, ON: Canada's Wings Inc., 1981), 214.

Chapter 6: Gander Gets His Medal

1
. From
www.hkvca.ca/aboutus/hkvahist.htm
, accessed on January 3, 2009.

2
.
Ibid.

3
. From
www.pdsa.org.uk/mariadickin.html
, accessed on January 3, 2009.

6
. Isabel George, “Dog of War,”
Companions
Magazine
, Issue 16 (Spring 2001), 32.

4
.
Ibid.

5
. From
www.pdsa.org.uk/dickinmedal.html
, accessed on January 2, 2009.

7
. “Heroic Dog of Hong Kong Recognized,”
Legion Magazine,
January 11, 2001.

8
. Isabel George, “Dog of War,”
Companions
Magazine
, Issue 16 (Spring 2001), 32.

9
. Buzz Bourdon, “Dog's War Medal Praised as One of ‘Most Deserving',” The
Ottawa
Citizen
, October 28, 2000.

Chapter 7: Animals at War

1
. From
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4037873.stm
, accessed on January 4, 2009.

2
. Val Shushkewich,
The Real Winnie: A One-
of-a-Kind Bear
(Toronto: Natural Heritage Books, 2003), 22.

3
. From
www.vac-acc.gc.ca/youth/sub.cfm?source=feature/week2006/vw_edres/animalswar_news/page5
, accessed on December 18, 2008.

4
.
Ibid.

5
. Evelyn Le Chene,
Silent Heroes: The Bravery
and Devotion of Animals in War
(London: Souvenir Press, 1994), 96.

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“Animal Attraction.”
http://animalattraction.com/
.

“Hong Kong Veterans Award Bravery Medal to Dog.”
http://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/veterans/clips/5847/
.

“Canine War Hero.”
www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/08/11/nf_gander000811.html
.

“Major Maurice A. Parker.”
www.geocities.com/rcwpca/index.html
.

“HMCS
Prince Robert
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.

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www.hkvca.ca
.

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.

“Library and Archives Canada.”
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.

“The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.”
www.lancastermuseum.ca/bcatp.html
.

“Guard Dogs: Newfoundlands' Lifesaving Past, Present.”
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“Newfound Friends.”
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.

“Newfoundland/Labrador Heritage.”
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.

“North Atlantic Aviation Museum.”
www.naam.ca
.

“People's Dispensary for Sick Animals.”
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.

“Purr-n-Fur UK.”
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.

“United Kennel Club.”
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.

“Veterans Affairs Canada.”
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.

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Email correspondence with Isabel George, PDSA, 2008–09.

Email correspondence with Derrill Henderson, President HKVCA, 2008.

Email correspondence with Ron Parker, son of Major Maurice Parker of the Royal Rifles, 2007–08.

Interview and emails with Jeremey Swanson, former Canadian War Museum Commemorations Officer, 2006–08.

Email correspondence with Jim Trick, Secretary HKVCA, 2007–08.

Index

A

All Alone, DM, 107

Allied Forces Mascot Club, 82, 85

Animals War Memorial, 81

Anti-Comintern Pact, 34

Antis, DM, 101

Appollo, DM, 101

Australian War Memorial, 84

B

Barnett, Captain James, 59

Beachcomber, DM, 103

Beauty, DM, 94, 95, 97

Beaverbrook, Lord, 28

Beebe, Rifleman John (RRC), 50

Bell, Rifleman William (WG), 33

Billy, DM, 105

Bishop, Major Wells Arnold (RRC), 61

Black Watch regiment, 23

Boatswain, 18, 19

Bob, DM, 97

Bonfire, 89, 90

Botwood, Newfoundland, 26

Bowhill, Sir Frederick, 28

Bradley, Lieutenant Bill (RRC), 65, 67

Brian, DM, 100

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 28

British Expeditionary Force (BEF), 13, 37

Broad Arrow, DM, 106

Brooke-Popham, Sir Robert, 32

Bush, Captain Howard (WG), 44

Buster, DM, 102 Byron, Lord, 18

C

Cadoret, Rifleman Bruce (RRC), 47

Cambon, Rifleman Ken (RRC), 44, 48

Canadian Dental Corps, 40

Canadian Postal Corps, 41

Canadian War Museum (Ontario), 9, 10, 74, 80

Chafe, Joan, 25

China, 13, 31, 32, 34, 35, 54, 55

Chinese civilians, 46, 53, 54, 64

Churchill, Prime Minister Winston, 24, 27, 31, 32

Colebourn, Lieutenant Harry, 86, 88, 89

Cologne, DM, 108

Commando, DM, 105

Clayton, Sergeant Robert, 10

Crerar, General Henry Duncan Graham, 37

Cyr, Rifleman Roger (RRC), 11, 12

D

Devil's Peak, Hong Kong, 56, 57, 62

Dickin, Maria, 75–77, 91

Dickin Medal, 11, 15, 77, 78, 91–96

Doddridge, Rifleman Phil (RRC), 38

Duke of Normandy, DM, 107

Dunkirk, 37, 45

Dutch Coast, DM, 104

E

Elms, Eileen (née Chafe), 21, 25, 26, 77

F

Ferry Command, 23, 24, 28, 29

Flying Dutchman, DM, 104

Fraser, Douglas, 21

Friesen, Rifleman Ike (WG), 54

G

Gander Airport (RCAF Gander), 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 30

Gander, Newfoundland, 17, 20

Gander, Sergeant, DM, 2, 9–12, 15, 20, 26, 30, 31, 38, 39, 41, 43, 47, 48, 51, 54, 58, 60, 61, 63–67, 70, 73–75, 78–80, 86, 96, 101, s
ee also
Pal

Gavey, Captain J.A. (RRC), 65, 67

Geneva Convention, 68

GI Joe, DM, 104

Gin Drinkers Line, 55, 56, 60

Grasett, Major General Arthur Edward, 32

Gustav, DM, 104

Guy, Sir Roland, 78

H

Hairy Dog (Newfoundland dog), 19

Halifax, 23, 40

Hayden family, 17, 25, 26

Hennessy, Colonel Pat (WG), 44

Henrik, Jan, 48

Hitler, Adolf, 13, 162

HMCS
Prince Robert,
40–43, 48, 49, 70

HMS
Amethyst
, 93

HMS
Danae
, 45

Hong Kong, crown colony of, 15, 31–35, 37, 43, 45–47, 49, 54, 56, 60

Hong Kong Island, 46, 47, 56, 60, 61, 64, 68

Hong Kong Veterans' Association, 11, 15, 71, 73, 77, 78

Hong Kong Veterans' Commemorative

Association, 71, 73

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, 49, 58

Hong Kong Mule Corps, 49

Hurd, Captain Edmund Lionel (RRC), 59

I

Ilford Cemetery, 95

Irma, DM, 92, 94, 97

Irvine, Rifleman Gordon (RRC), 67

Island Brigade, 54, 56

J

Jamaica, 33

Jet, DM, 97

Judy, DM, 99

K

Kai Tek Airport, Hong Kong, 51, 55, 60

Kelly, Rifleman Fred (RRC), 30, 31, 38–40, 51, 54, 64–67, 76–78

Kenley Lass, DM, 104

King, Prime Minister Mackenzie, 24, 26, 27

Kirkpatrick, John Simpson, 82–84

Kowloon, Hong Kong, 46–48, 53, 55, 56, 59, 60

L

Labrador, Newfoundland, 21, 23, 28

Law, Rifleman Reginald (RRC), 64, 65

Lawson, Brigadier J.K., 31, 33, 37, 40, 44, 56

Lucky, DM, 102

Lye Mun, Hong Kong Island, 58, 60, 61, 64

Lye Mun Barracks, Hong Kong Island, 57, 63,

66

Lye Mun Passage, 52, 56, 57, 61, 62

Lynch, Private Wilf (WG), 52 Lyndon, Major C.A. (WG), 44, 45

M

MacDonell, Sergeant George (RRC), 30, 31, 40, 54, 70

Maltby, Major General C.M., 50, 54, 60

Manchester, Sergeant Bob (WG), 10, 12

Mainland Brigade, 54, 55

Maquis, DM, 106

Mary of Exeter, DM, 92, 106, 107

McCrae, Doctor/Lieutenant Colonel John, 89, 90

Mercury, DM, 107

Middlesex Regiment, 1st Battalion, 50, 56, 58

Milne, Christopher Robin, 89

Montreal, 23

Murphy, the donkey, 82–84

N

Navy Blue, DM, 104

Newfoundland, Dominion of, 17, 20–22, 75

New Territories, Hong Kong, 46, 47, 55, 56, 60

Niimi, Vice Admiral Masaichi, 61

North Point Camp, 68

O

Olga, DM, 108

Osborn, Sergeant Major John, VC, 10, 72, 73, 74, 96

P

Paddy, DM, 104

Pal, 17, 20, 24, 25,
see also
Gander

Pat (Prime Minister Mackenzie King's dog), 27

Pearl Harbor, 45, 59

People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA),

11, 75–78, 80, 85 Peter, DM, 99, 100

Phillips, Rear Admiral Tom, 32

Pigeon DD.43.Q.879, DM, 108

Pigeon DD.43.T.139, DM, 108

Pigeon NPS.42.NS.2780, DM, 106

Pigeon NPS.42.NS.7524, DM, 106

Pigeon NURP.38.BPC.6, DM, 107

Pigeon NURP.43.CC.1418, DM, 107

Princess, DM, 107

Prisoner of War (POW) Camps, 15, 68, 70

Punch and Judy, DM, 99, 100

Punjabis, 2/14th, 50, 55, 58, 60

Q

Quebec City, 30, 39, 40

Queenie (Winnipeg Grenadier dog), 33

R

Rajputs, 5/7th, 50, 55, 58, 61

Ratcliffe, Mike, 25

Regal, DM, 109

Rex, DM, 99

Ricky, DM, 100, 101

Rifleman Khan, DM, 98

Rimouski, Quebec, 23

Rip, DM, 98, 99

Rob, DM, 97

Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano, 27, 35

Royal Air Force (RAF), 17, 23, 28, 37, 51, 60

Royal Artillery, 49

Royal Blue, DM, 105

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), 20, 23, 28

Royal Engineers, 49

Royal Navy, 37, 46, 49, 51, 68

Royal Rifles of Canada, 11, 15, 26, 30, 31, 33, 37, 38, 40–42, 48, 54–62, 65, 66, 68, 73, 74, 78, s
ee also
Appendix B and C Royal Scots, 2nd Battalion, 50, 55, 58

Ruhr Express, DM, 105

Rydstrom, Marilyn, 78

S

Sadie, DM, 103

Sai Wan Fort, Hong Kong Island, 66, 67

Saint John, New Brunswick, 31

Sakai, General Takashi, 61

Salty and Roselle, DM, 101

Sam, DM, 102

Scotch Lass, DM, 105

Sham Shui Po Barracks (and POW Camp), 47, 53, 54, 59, 68, 69