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Sergeant Bill was a Canadian goat from Saskatchewan who served as the mascot of the 5th Infantry Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. [1] Bill was able to hear and warn soldiers of incoming shell explosions, pushing 3 soldiers into a trench within seconds of an incoming shell.
Name Age Year died Position Team Last year played Service Notes Dudley Garrett [4]: 20 1944 Defenceman New York Rangers: 1943 Royal Canadian Navy: The corvette HMCS Shawinigan (K136) was torpedoed and sunk by the U-boat U-1228, with the loss of all hands.
The Army Mules are a group of mules which serve as the mascots for the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.. The Army Mule mascot at the 2018 Army–Navy Game A costumed Army Mule poses with Navy's Bill the Goat, USAA CEO Wayne Peacock and retired professional football player Rob Gronkowski during festivities for the 2023 Army-Navy Game
William "Billy" Windsor I is a cashmere goat who served as a lance corporal in the 1st Battalion, the Royal Welsh, an infantry battalion of the British Army. [1] He served as a lance corporal from 2001 until 2009, except for a three-month period in 2006 when he was demoted to fusilier, after inappropriate behaviour during the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations while deployed on active duty ...
As the National Hockey League gets its abbreviated season back underway, a team with a name hearkening back to the Civil War will take the ice – in Canada.In September 1864, having conquered the ...
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of ice hockey. Most are related to professional ice hockey such as the National Hockey League. A few notable nicknames from the Canadian major junior hockey leagues, the U.S. colleges, and national teams are excluded.
Anatoly Tarasov coaching a Soviet player in Tampere, Finland, in 1970.. Tarasov was inducted into the inaugural class of the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997. [7] Having helped to build the Soviet hockey program from scratch, he became the first Soviet man to be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto as a builder.
In the midst of World War II, the line enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a trio in 1942. [4] On February 10, 1942, their last game before reporting for duty, the line accounted for half of the 22 points in goals and assists that the Bruins accumulated on the way to an 8–1 victory over Montreal at the Boston Garden. The Kraut line ...