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Gunner: the Darwin air-raid warning dog

1942-02-19 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Gunner was a kelpie found injured after the first Japanese air raid on Darwin, later remembered for warning RAAF personnel of approaching Japanese aircraft.

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Public historical image of Gunner with Percy Westcott, saved locally from public-source material.
Public historical image of Gunner with Percy Westcott, saved locally from public-source material.

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Gunner was found injured after the Darwin raid and later warned RAAF personnel of approaching Japanese aircraft.

The archive notes both his warning role and the uncertainty around later-life details.

Gunner is archived because animals can become life-saving sensors through shared wartime observation.

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