Private Jackie Baboon’s war
Mar 02, 2020
2 minutes
MILITARY HISTORY JOURNAL
When, in 1915, Albert Marr from the farm Cheshire near Pretoria volunteered to fight in the First World War (1914-1918), his pet chacma baboon, Jackie, became a mascot for the 3rd South African Infantry Regiment, to which he was assigned.
As Marr went through basic training, Jackie (who, along with his master, was enlisted as a private) learnt to march, salute and
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