File:Peebles the cat.jpg

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Description Lieutenant Commander R H Palmer OBE, RNVR plays with Peebles, the ship's cat, on board HMS WESTERN ISLES, Tobermory, Mull. According to the original caption, Peebles is very clever and shakes the hands of strangers when they enter the wardroom. Here he is 'jumping through the hoop' made by Lt Cdr Palmer's arms.
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph D 20280 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 4700-27)
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