Bonzo's War (45 page)

p. 257
‘The ruling means what …' (TNA MAF 84/57).

p. 257
‘to starve out …' (TNA MAF 84/61).

p. 257
‘partly because owners …' Graves,
Great Days
(
p. 52
).

p. 257
‘feeding their dogs on figs …' ibid.

p. 258
‘eight civilian trainers …'
Our Dogs
, 17 December 1943 (p. 1223).

p. 258
‘after four weeks …' ibid.

p. 259
‘Glyndr …' (TNA WO 32/14999).

p. 259
‘too difficult …' (
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/images/pdf/michael.pdf
).

p. 265
‘Dogs are found in large numbers'
The Dogs Bulletin
, spring 1943 (p. 2).

p. 266
‘Dogs and cats in army camps' (TNA MAF 35/495).

p. 266
‘Stray and ownerless cats …' Army Council Instructions, 26 June 1943 (TNA MAF 35/495).

p. 266
‘10,000 killer dogs …'
Daily Sketch
, 24 April 1943 (cutting in TNA MAF 35/495).

p. 267
‘fulfilled their role …' T. J. Edwards,
Mascots and Pets of the Services
(2nd edn.) (
pp. 156–7
).

p. 267
‘not having …' Edwards op. cit. (
p. xvi
).

p. 267
‘Soldiers and sailors …' Montague, op. cit. (
p. 95
).

p. 268
‘thousands of animals …' Bourne, op. cit. (pp. 4–5).

p. 269
‘Essex hound …' Bourne, op. cit (
pp. 75–6
).

p. 269
‘attractive dachshund …' Bourne, op. cit. (
p. 72
).

p. 270
‘she was smuggled aboard …' (
http://krrcassociation.com/swiftandbold/tich_the_desert_rat.pdf
).

p. 270
‘smoke a cigarette …'
Coronet Magazine
, April 1960 (
p. 111
,
www.oldmagazines.com
).

p. 270
‘Bob', ‘Gyp', ‘Lady' …' 12 January 1944 (TNA WO 204/7732 7380).

p. 270
‘War Diary of the Corps of Military Police …' (TNA WO 169/13320).

p. 271
‘Lost, stolen or eaten …' Clabby,
The History of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, 1916–1961
(
p. 68
).

p. 271
‘a tiny terrier …'
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, April 1944 (
p. 73
).

p. 272
‘One soldier who was going home …' Montague, op. cit. (
p. 81
).

p. 272
‘asked us to come …' ibid.

p. 273
‘all these stories of flying kittens …'
The Cat
, February 1943.

p. 273
‘Aerodrome cats …' ibid.

p. 273
‘the alleged practice …'
The Cat
, July 1943.

p. 274
‘The rules say …'
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, December 1942 (
p. 245
).

p. 274
‘plug your dog's ears …' ibid.

p. 275
‘a cat called ‘Windy …' Desmond Morris,
Cat World
, Ebury Press, London, 1996 (p. 476).

p. 275
‘Straddle …' (
http://www.vintagewings.ca/Vintage
News/Stories).

p. 275
‘Peter …'
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, August 1944 (
p. 138
).

p. 275
‘Antis took part …' (
http://wolfarmy.net/tag/vac lav-bozd
).

p. 275
‘Anthony (no. 46) …' IWM Records of the PDSA Allied Forces Mascot Club (vol. 1).

p. 275
‘Flying Officer Pim (no. 670) …' ibid. (vol. 2).

p. 276
‘which attach themselves …' (TNA ADM 116/5505).

p. 276
‘No mascot is so popular …'
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, July 1945 (
p. 129
).

p. 276
‘by 1943 the Charlton …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1943.

p. 277
‘a white Pomeranian …' (TNA MAF 35/918).

p. 277
‘to an unknown USAAF …' (TNA MAF 35/918).

p. 278
‘after a few hours …' (TNA MAF 35/918).

p. 278
‘The two dogs were …' (TNA MAF 35/918).

p. 279
‘a monkey and a honey bear …' (TNA MAF 35/918).

p. 280
‘Sinbad …' (
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/american-airfield-1
).

p. 280
‘cases so dreadful …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1943.

p. 280
‘discover that the tenant …' ibid.

p. 280
‘that the abominable …' ibid.

p. 281
‘while accompanying …' ibid.

p. 281
‘He would let no one …' Smith, op. cit. (
p. 54
).

p. 281
‘a Land Girl called Doris Adams …' ibid. (
p. 64
).

p. 282
‘Jenny and Toni …' Heck, op. cit. (
p. 98
).

p. 282
‘Treasure of the Gardens …' Heck, op. cit. (
p. 103
).

p. 283
‘a wolf taking tea …' ibid. (
p. 108
).

p. 283
‘Fantastic rumours …' Studnitz,
While Berlin Burns
(
p. 140
).

p. 283
‘Very good were the crocodiles …' Heck, op. cit. (
p. 107
).

p. 284
‘bit one lady …' (TNA FO 372/4047).

p. 285
‘hidey hole …' ZSL Newscuttings.

p. 285
‘special duty in detecting …' (TNA MAF 35/918).

p. 286
‘a dog belonging to a Flying …' Hansard, 24 February 1944.

p. 286
‘Everything we see …' ibid.

p. 286
‘might be executed …' (
http://news.google.com/newspapers
),
Milwaukee Journal
, 24 January 1944.

p. 286
‘Recon went through …' (
www.303rdbg.com/photo-animals.html
).

p. 287
‘taken on a bombing …' (TNA MAF 35/918).

p. 288
‘I carried with me …' (
http://www.pegasusarchive.org/varsity/repLuardsOwn.htm
).

p. 288
‘Each dog made four descents …' ibid.

p. 288
‘He subsequently endured …' (
http://www.dnw.co.uk/medals/auctionarchive
).

p. 289
‘I got over there a few …' N. S. Hidgets,
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, August 1945 (
p. 85
).

p. 290
‘black and tan Alsatian …' (TNA MAF 35/918).

p. 291
‘Retention is becoming …' ibid.

p. 291
‘The decision to tell …' ibid.

p. 292
‘Destroyed by shooting …' ibid.

p. 292
‘Somehow or other …' Bourne, op. cit. (
p. 77
).

p. 292
‘Might have been …' IWM Records of the PDSA Allied Forces Mascot Club.

p. 292
‘Sailor …'
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, August 1944 (
p. 146
).

p. 293
‘Herr General [der Hund gehtes nicht!] …' (
http://475thmpeg.memorieshop.com/CHAPTERS/FOUR/Chapter4.html
).

p. 293
‘you are in England now …' ibid.

p. 293
‘the dog has been flown to the UK …'
PDSA News
, June 1945 (
p. 15
).

p. 294
‘a long, long line of white-faced …' Longmate,
The Doodlebugs
(
p. 149
).

p. 294
‘returned home the afternoon …' ibid.

p. 295
‘some time past relations …' (TNA HO 186/2075).

p. 295
‘None of our …' ‘Our Shelters Carry On',
The Dogs Bulletin
, autumn 1944 (
p. 3
).

p. 296
‘Fortunately the animals …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1944.

p. 296
‘Pussy Wake …' Smith, op. cit. (
p. 59
).

p. 296
‘when he heard …' ibid.

p. 296
‘When a flying bomb …' ibid.

p. 296
‘saved Corporal Witcomb …' ibid.

p. 297
‘to make an improvised …'
The Animal World
, October 1944.

p. 297
‘I have four such dog …' ibid. (
p. 74
).

p. 298
‘two dead cats …'
The Animal World
, November 1944 (
p. 82
).

p. 298
‘Over the next few …' pps. of H. W. Atterbury (IWM Documents 13352).

p. 298
‘who for five weeks has given …'
The Cat
, October 1944 (p. 2).

p. 299
‘Our dog soon realized …' Longmate, op. cit. (
p. 146
).

p. 299
‘Kim used to get most …' ibid.

p. 299
‘Mickie …' ibid. (
p. 147
).

p. 299
‘always first into the …' ibid.

p. 299
‘prick up her ears …' ibid.

p. 299
‘Benjamin …' ibid.

p. 300
‘Achtung Chimps'
Daily Mail
, 28 July 1944 in ZSL Newscuttings.

p. 300
‘Binkie' Longmate, op. cit. (
p. 148
).

p. 300
‘refused to come out …' ibid. (
pp. 148–9
).

p. 300
‘Ticky'
The Cat
, October 1945 (
pp. 12–13
).

p. 300
‘one street in north London …'
The Animal World
, November 1944 (
p. 82
).

p. 300
‘more cattle were killed …' (TNA MAF 52/119).

p. 301
‘Highly satisfactory salvage …' (TNA MAF 52/119).

p. 301
‘large and white …' Longmate,
Hitler's Rockets
(
p. 168
).

p. 302
‘gave a wail of terror …' ibid. (
p. 232
).

p. 302
‘At the request of the Palace …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1944 (
p. 27
).

p. 303
‘Puzzle of the Palace Kittens …'
Daily Mirror
, 17 November 1944 (
p. 6
).

p. 303
‘a friendly creature …'
Evening Standard
, December 1944 in ZSL Newscuttings, 7923.

p. 304
‘She is too fond of romping …'
Evening Standard
, 18 May 1945, 7926.

p. 305
‘perfectly comfortable …' ‘Gas Masks for Dogs' (TNA WO 188/2130).

p. 305
‘Dogs with black eyes …' ‘Mine Detection Dogs', 11 August 1944 (TNA AVIA 22/871).

p. 306
‘merely pretended to work …' (TNA WO 225/1173).

p. 306
‘bitches in season …' (TNA WO 225/1173).

p. 306
‘Handlers are far too kind …' (TNA WO 225/1173).

p. 307
‘some meat, oatmeal …'
Our Dogs
, 22 December 1944 (p. 1377).

p. 308
‘Animals over here …'
PDSA News
, May 1945 (
p. 3
).

p. 309
‘when Jet was satisfied …' (
http://jetofiada.tripod.com/Story.htm
).

p. 309
‘He sniffed, stepped over …' (TNA HO 186/2572).

p. 310
‘very poor co-operation …' (TNA HO 186/2572).

p. 310
‘blood marks …' incident at Epping, 12 November 1944 (TNA 186/2572).

p. 311
‘A call for silence …' incident at Bowes Park, 14 December 1944 (TNA 186/2572).

p. 311
‘jumbled cries of rescuers …'
Daily Mirror
, 15 December 1944 (
p. 8
).

p. 312
‘a nice red setter …' Bourne, op. cit. (
p. 165
).

p. 312
‘I feared his heart …' ibid.

p. 312
‘found an old lady …' ibid.

p. 312
‘after about 20 minutes work …' (
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/60/a7011460.shtml
)

p. 313
‘Report of the working dogs …' Private Papers of A. Knight (IWM Documents, 15582).

p. 314
‘seemed lost without his master …' (
http://www.fdr library.marist.edu/education/resources/bio_fala.html
).

p. 315
‘Even Hitler set his affections …'
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, June 1945 (
p. 102
).

p. 315
‘Frightened apes …' Giles MacDonogh,
Berlin
, Sinclair-Stevenson, London, 1997 (
p. 142
).

p. 315
‘Someone came into the cellar …'
A Woman in Berlin
, Anon, Secker & Warburg, London, 1955 (
p. 185
).

p. 321
‘Today is the anniversary …' Klemperer, op. cit. 22 May 1945 (p. 915).

p. 321
‘They were led by …'
The Times
, 11 June 1945 (p. 2).

p. 322
‘impossible to understand …'
Essex Newsman
, 26 March 1946 (
p. 5
).

p. 322
‘Never has there …'
The Times
, 27 February 1945 (
p. 3
).

p. 323
‘Special Services Scheme' (TNA ADM 1/20854).

p. 323
‘various canine oddments'
Dog's Bulletin
, Spring 1946 (
p. 10
).