ANOTHER HERO GONE
One by one the heroes of the war pass on to the Great Bej-ond. A great hero of the air was Mocker, who flew without leaving death and destruction in his trail. Mocker was a carrier pigeon. This feathered hero carried 33 messages for his division and was made famous' by'his deeds with the American Expeditionary Forces. One day the American lines were being subjected to severe bombardment by the enemy guns. Help was needed and Mocker set off with a message tied to a leg. Half an hour later Mocker arrived at his home station, badly wounded and minus one eye; but he survived and went home with the Forces when the war ended. Now ho has passed on.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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123ANOTHER HERO GONE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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