Andrew Gwynne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-12-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many official animal mascots there are in the armed forces; and what the (a) rank, (b) rations, (c) species and (d) regiment is of such mascots.
Mark Lancaster
Official military animal mascots are a long-standing tradition in our Armed Forces and carry out ceremonial roles and duties. There are a total of nine publicly funded official mascots in the Armed Forces, all of which are attached to the Army. The details are provided below:
|
Name |
Rank |
Rations |
Species |
Regiment |
|
Talavera |
None |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Drum Horse |
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
|
Alamein (‘Charlie’) |
None |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Drum Horse |
The Queen’s Royal Hussars |
|
Domhnall of Shantamon |
None |
Dog food |
Wolfhound |
Irish Guards |
|
None |
None |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Indian black buck |
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers |
|
Llwelyn |
Fusilier |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Kashmiri goat |
1st Battalion The Royal Welsh |
|
Shenkin III |
Lance Corporal |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Kashmiri goat |
3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh |
|
Derby XXX |
Lance Corporal |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Swaledale ram |
The Mercian Regiment |
|
Cruachan IV |
Lance Corporal |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Shetland pony |
The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
|
Pegasus V |
Lance Corporal |
Pasture forage and concentrate |
Shetland pony |
The Parachute Regiment |
As their traditional Regimental Mascot, an Indian black buck, is now an endangered species, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have adopted a British Otterhound as their stand-in Regimental Mascot; he holds the rank of Fusilier and is fed dog food.
