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and horse." Warrior was in France throughout the War; he had an adventurous
career, spending much of his time under fire. Space will not permit a full account
of his escapades, so suffice to say that he has been described as 'the luckiest
horse on the Western Front."
Survivors of the defence of the Salient may also remember a team of the
R.H.A. which played a prominent part in the great struggle. They belonged to
the Eagle Troop, and were popularly known as the Old Blacks." They are
reputed to be the only team that went out in 1914 and returned complete at the end
of the War. Partly for this reason, and partly on account of their distinguished
record, they were chosen to draw the cortege of the Unknown Warrior to West
minster in 1920. Only one of the six remains alive to-day. He is a pensioner on
Photo] [imperial War Museum, Crown Copyright
THAT NOBLE FOUR-FOOT, "THE HORSE," UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS
a farm at Bexley, Kent, and passes his days browsing in an orchard, perhaps—
who knows thinking of those dark days of long ago, when he floundered about
knee deep in mud. He carries on his belly a large scar, caused by a shell that
exploded almost between his legs.
Another war veteran still alive is Jimmy a donkey, who was mascot of
the 1st Battalion the Cameronians. Jimmy was born in the trenches, his mother
being a captured German transport animal, and he now lives at Peterborough as
mascot of the local branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. Frances, Countess of Warwick has three war veteransNobby, Dobby,
