Picture No | 10934388 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | A heroine of the war, Lassie of HMS Formidable, WW1 |
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Lassie, the dog who helped to save the life of a seaman of H.M.S. Formidable by licking his face and warming his body until he moved, and by calling attention to him. This was after the man had been landed at Lyme Regis and was thought to be dead from exposure.
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Source | Photograph in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 20 February 1915 page 701 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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