As Anzac Day is coming up, you may like to take a look at some of the amazing true stories that came from World War 1. Caesar the Anzac Dog is one of those stories. Caesar was a bulldog who was trained by the Red Cross to rescue wounded soldiers. He would be sent out onto the battle field to look for wounded men. When he found a solider he would look around for something to identify him such as his rifle, coat, hat or helmet. Caesar would then carry this back to his handler and he would then lead his handler and the stretcher men back out to where the wounded man lay so they could carry him back to safety. Caesar would do this again and again and he is responsible for saving many lives. Unfortunately Caesar died in action but it is a wonderful story of a unsung Kiwi hero and a little known aspect of the First World War.
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if there were other dogs who rescued wounded soldiers and so did caesar then why is caesar the famous one?
Hi Jade
Patrica Stroud who is the author of this book had a family connection to Caesar. He belonged to her mothers uncle so that is why she wrote about this particular dog. But I am sure that all the other dogs who went to war were very special to their owners and the men that they saved.
Hi am jordan
I think the story was very good. But i did not like when Ceaser died becuase he was a very smart dog.I would be sad if i had a dog like Ceaser
Hi Jordan
I’m glad you liked the story and it is sad that he died, but isn’t it great that people write stories about these dogs so that we will always remember what they did for us.
Do you know any other really good websites to learn facts about Caesar?
Hi Gwyneth,
NZ History has a little bit of info http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/caesar-the-anzac-dog
If you want to know about horses in war (NZ horses played a large role in World War 1 and 2) then Te Ara has an excellent article http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/horses/1
i read the book at school and now I’m doing a project on him for homework
Hi my name is Jennifer, you can call me Jenny. I was wondering how did Caesar the dog die? I’m asking this question is because I really need to know, it’s for my WW1 nurses project. So please reply as quickly as you can. Thank you!