This photograph was taken by Nursing Sister Grace Waters during the First World War when she was serving in the #1 Canadian General Hospital at Étaples. The puppy had been rescued by Canadian soldier, Arthur Jackson, when she wandered onto the battlefield. He named her Byng after popular Canadian general Sir Julian Byng.
When Arthur was injured by shrapnel, Byng travelled with him in this Buick ambulance to the hospital. There she was cared for by Grace and the other members of the nursing staff, and Arthur left the dog with them.
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