Courageous WWII sea dog honoured

[Killearn Kitties]

I heard an item on the radio this morning about Bamse, a dog who was the mascot on board a Norwegian minesweeper during WWII. The ship was docked in Scotland during the war and Bamse clearly made himself popular with the locals.

The Montrose Heritage Trust has been running a campaign to raise money for a statue to Bamse to be erected at Montrose Harbour. Money has been donated from all over the world, much of it from Norway, and the statue is due to be unveiled today.

Here is a link to his story from the time when Bamse was awarded his animal gallantry medal earlier this year.

Bamse