Picture No | 10909875 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | French rat catches in the trenches, 1916, WW1 |
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An official rat catcher of the French trenches, delivering his trophies to a non-commissioned officer. Special measures were put in place to combat rat infestation in the trenches: the French army employed rat catchers with dogs to tackle the problem, reportedly being rewarded with a penny per tail.
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Source | Photograph by C.N in The Illustrated London News, 8 April 1916, page 468 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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