Learning on ScreenThe Pigeon as Postman
Series
- Series Name
- War Office Official Topical Budget
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- [SUBTITLE]: "Taken up on motor cycles to the trenches the birds except for casualties, never fail to reach ‘home’ behind the lines where the telegraphist sends on the message." Soldier puts pigeon into basket. Two motorcyclists with baskets on the back driving down country road. View down at officers inside trench as soldier arrives with basket. Close-up of officer in trench writing in notebook. Close-up of soldier attaching note to pigeon’s foot. Soldier releases pigeon. Pigeon landing on roof of large coop. Soldier brings message to telegraphist, who taps it out. Final shot shows the ‘message’ received, on an official form: ‘From ADAS Place. SA 31.10.17. 2.30 pm. Pigeon Service. To Blue Force. Notice - Please do not shoot homing pigeons. They are performing valuable national work. Captain H Dickinson. No of copies sent by PS - 2’. [Filmed in England]
- Keywords
- Motorcycling; Communications; Animals; Military
- Length of story (in feet)
- 77
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- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
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- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
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