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which were of great importance. 'Blue Boy 'was killed in 

 the first attempt to cross over from an outpost to the 

 Hdqtrs .— 2 runners had been badly knocked out trying 

 to get through. 



" About this time there was another slight advance 

 in the Nieppe Forest Sector, but nothing out of the 

 ordinary took place. At that time, ' Paddy ' was badly 

 gassed in the front line, and came right back to the Section 

 Kennel,— a distance of 17 kilos. When he came in he was 

 totally blind, but went direct to his own kennel and lay 

 there till I went to his assistance. In three hours he had 

 his eyes open again and was as lively as ever. We were 

 then transferred to the 19th Corps Signals in and around 

 Kemmel Hill, and between that and Ypres. The first time 

 that any dogs were in that part they did not do anything 

 worth mentioning. However, there was going to be a 

 big stunt on that front, and all the men and dogs were 

 taken into the line together and placed by the Brigade 

 Signals Officers who were in charge. The first message to 

 come through was brought back by the dog ' Roman.' 

 He brought through a request for reinforcements in men 

 and ammunition, thereby saving a nasty situation. At 

 the same time ' Paddy ' was again in the wars. He was 

 led nearly up to the top of Passchendaele Ridge with the 

 infantry; he was along with an officer and a runner at 

 a farm-house which contained Germans. A German came 

 out and took a revolver and shot the dog, which was left 

 on the field for dead. He had lain there a long time before 

 he came to himself. He reported at Brigade Hdqtrs. and 

 word was sent to me to go and fetch him as he was badly 

 hit." 



The dog " Roman," mentioned at the end of Keeper 



