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Contributed byÌý: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum
People in story:Ìý: â€˜Just Nuisanceâ€™
Location of story:Ìý: Cape Town, Simonstowm, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Background to story:Ìý: Army
Article ID:Ìý: A3339498
Contributed on:Ìý: 28 November 2004

This story may already have been told, but it is important to me as I grew up during World War Two on the Cape Peninsula and remember this dog being a legend at the time. So just in case, lest we forgetâ€¦

There was a remarkable Great Dane called Just Nuisance, which was famous for keeping an eye on British troops so no harm came to them. Sailors would go by train between Cape Town to Simons town when they had time off and were often worse for wear through drink! It was 20 miles and there were 27 stations. Just Nuisance ran between stations making sure they were safe, stayed on the train and came to no harm.

There is a statue in Simonstown in his honour.

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Posted on: 28 November 2004 by Sinbadnick

Hi. Just afew words about the great
Dane that used to do war work between
Simonstown his home and Capetown,he
did so much to help the drunken sailor
get back to his ship that the Royal
Navy bestowed the honour and rank of
Able Seaman upon him,and so was known
to us Navy men as Able Seaman Nuisance
and the statue of him in Simonstown
does him proud. Nuisance because he
would persist into tagging on to any
Sailors who were the worst for wear
and you just hung onto his collar and
you found yourself at the station and
he used to ride between station's to
Capetown and back and was also allowed
up the gangway's onto some ships.
Many a sailor can thank that able-
seaman for getting him back on board
his ship on time including me,as we
operated out of Simonstown @Capetown I met him quite often.(What a Dog)
May he rest in peace.

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