Gander was a dog from Newfoundland.  His handler in the war was Fred Kelly.  He sacrificed himself to save the lives of a group of wounded soldiers in the Battle of Hong Kong. Prior to the war, Gander was a normal dog, living a normal family life.  His name prior to the war, was Pal, given to him by his former family.  He loved kids.  When he accidentally hurt one of the kids in the neighbourhood, the family he was with gave him to the army and he became the mascot for his unit, Royal Rifles of Canada or RRC.  Gander also became a sergeant of the RRC.  Gander saved many soldiers.  There were at least three incidents that Gander saved lives. One was when a wave of attackers landed on a beach and Gander ran at them full force and lunged at their feet.  The second incident was at night.  A group of wounded soldiers were on a road and a group of Japanese soldiers were advancing on them, and then Gander flew out barking, which caused them to change direction.  The third incident was on December 19, 1941 when the unit that Gander was part of was involved in the Battle of Lye in Hong Kong.  Some of the wounded men in Gander's unit were about to be blown up by a grenade.  Gander took the grenade in his mouth and ran like the wind away from the men.  When the grenade blew, it instantly killed Gander.  It is unknown where Gander is buried.  Gander's handler got the Dickin Medal for Bravery on Gander's behalf on October 21, 2000.