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"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool...
Jimmy 'The Sergeant'
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May 18, 2013, 11:20:18 PM »
--The donkey born in a First World War trench which became a mascot for British troops
--Jimmy 'The Sergeant' was born at the Battle of the Somme in 1916
--He was wounded by shellfire three times during two years on the frontline
--Donkey taught to raise his hoof in salute by the soldiers who brought him up
--Jimmy is posthumously awarded the highest military honour for an animal - almost 100 years after his birth
--After the war he raised thousands of pounds for the RSPCA through charity work in Peterborough
By ROB COOPER
PUBLISHED: 19:04 GMT, 23 March 2012 | UPDATED: 19:04 GMT, 23 March 2012
More at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2119338/The-donkey-born-First-World-War-trench-mascot-British-troops.html#ixzz2TikXgR8U
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