![]() Soldiers theorized it was due to cats being attuned to atmospheric pressure, or possibly just their “sixth sense.” During World War II, some families would rely on their cat’s senses to alert them ahead of a bomb being dropped and would retreat for safety to air-raid or bomb shelters. When Faith died peacefully at the age of 14, the church was again packed for her funeral.Ĭats were often adopted along the way by soldiers and sailors who found an abandoned cat or kitten, and were used as mascots.Ĭats were also thought to be able to detect bombs ahead of time, like dogs sniffing out explosives. Faith was presented with the medal in a special ceremony in 1945 attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Faith was nominated for a Dinkin Medal, for which she was not eligible as a civilian, but she was awarded a special medal for bravery anyway. He retrieved both Faith and Panda from the rubble just before the roof collapsed. He called for Faith and heard faint meowing in return. Father Ross returned to the church to find it ruined. The next day, air raids began in the Battle of London, and by the 9th, 400 people had been killed and eight churches were destroyed by bombs. She even missed a church service, which was unusual. Father Ross retrieved the kitten twice, but Faith carried him back downstairs -twice. When a door was opened for her, she carried her kitten down to the dark cellar. ![]() ![]() On September 6th, Faith demanded access to the church basement. In 1940, Faith gave birth to a single kitten named Panda. She would sit at the pulpit while Father Henry Ross preached. She was named Faith and adopted by the rector and parishioners. ![]() I knew about the efforts of dogs, horses, elephants and other animals during WW2,but I had not heard about the heroics of cats during World War 2, one of my blog followers pointed it out to me(thanks Parker).Ī stray cat wandered into St Augustine’s and St Faith’s Church in London in 1936. There is a saying “A dog thinks you are God. I am not really a cat person to be honest. ![]()
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