War hero dog honoured after death
A brave dog who saved the lives of two sailors during the Second World War is to get a very special honour - 62 years after his death.
Giant Bamse the St Bernard was based on the Norwegian warship the Thorodd.
The 89kg dog saved a young lieutenant who was being attacked by a knifeman and also rescued a sailor who fell overboard, going in after him and dragging him to the shore.
The dog, whose name means cuddly bear, was also loved by the people of Montrose, Angus, where the ship docked during the war.
Bamse the heroic Norwegian sea dog
All the schools in the town were closed as a mark of respect when he died at the dockside on 22 July 1944.
The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animal’s chairman, Freddie Bircher, will present the rare award to Vigdis Hafto, daughter of Bamse’s owner Commander Erling Hafto, on Saturday, exactly 62 years after the dog’s death.
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