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Jimmy/Cameronians


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The grave of Jimmy the Donkey, associated with the Scottish Rifles during WW1 and who spent the remainder of his life in Peterborough as a family pet, has been refurbished after a successful appeal by residents in Peterborough. A ceremony to dedicate it takes place in Peterborough Park on September 21st at 2pm.

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When did he die?

Any picture?

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Sorry don't know that one. A colleague who does know is away at the moment, so I can't ask him.

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The soldiers found the donkey, frightened and braying beside his mother's body, when they over-ran a German position in July, 1916. They adopted him, named him Jimmy and and he served them faithfully, carrying ammunition and other essentials around the battlefields.

He died in 1943, and his stone memorial is inscribed: "Our Jimmy. Born on the Somme June 1916, mascot of the 1st Scottish Rifles. ...

Sorry, can't find a photo.

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