Major Major, No. 1 Dog, 2NZEF, a member/mascot of 19 Battalion since 1939, died of sickness in Italy. He was buried with full military honours at Rimini.
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New Zealanders have one of the highest pet-ownership rates in the world. Wartime was no different. Take a tour through this menagerie of military mascots: dogs, cats, donkeys, monkeys, pigs, goats and birds. There's the famous bull terrier Major Major, along with the less well-known, but very cute, slow loris adopted by 1 RNZIR in Borneo. Read the full article
Page 1 - Military mascots
New Zealanders have one of the highest pet-ownership rates in the world. Wartime was no different. Take a tour through this menagerie of military mascots: dogs, cats, donkeys,
Page 2 - First World War mascots
First World War mascots from the New Zealand Rifle Bigade's Great Dane, Freda, to Pelorus Jack of HMS New
Page 3 - Second World War mascots
Second World War mascots, including the dogs Major Major and Colonel Ben and Rommel the
Page 4 - Other military mascots
Mascots we would like more information about, mainly from post-Second World War
Page 5 - Further information
Books and website links relating to New Zealand military
The New Zealand Army's Special Air Service Headquarters Troop poses with the squadron's mascot, a goat named Angus.
