Souvenir of the Soldiers' Mascot. New Zealand, 12 April, 1917 [drop title reads: "The Little Bootmaker. Mascot of the Fifteenth. Marches over Rimutaka. Will Lawson in The Dominion."
Wellington: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1917. Slim string bound pamphlet, 20 pp. A little rubbed, very good condition. Scarce ephemeral souvenir of the Wellington Rifles, published to celebrate the mascot of the reinforcement divisions. Mr F.V. Rutherford was a bootmaker in Featherston whose tireless enthusiasm for the boys of the 15th..... More
