Army goat Lance Corporal Shenkin III dies aged seven

Army goat Lance Corporal Shenkin III dies aged seven

Mangalore Today News Network

Oct 02 2017: An Army goat who appeared at rugby matches and met the Prince of Wales has died.

The Queen has been notified about the death of Lance Corporal Shenkin III, a Kashmiri from the Royal Herd at the Great Orme in Llandudno.

The goat was the Regimental Mascot of 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh. He died on Tuesday at the age of seven.

An Army goat who appeared at rugby matches and met the Prince of Wales has died.

The Queen has been notified about the death of Lance Corporal Shenkin III, a Kashmiri from the Royal Herd at the Great Orme in Llandudno.

The goat was the Regimental Mascot of 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh. He died on Tuesday at the age of seven.

Shenkin III was selected for duty following the death of his predecessor, also called Shenkin, in 2009.

Sgt Jackson had been his handler for the past five years.

The pair have led officers and soldiers in freedom parades and the national rugby team on to the field at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

The goat will have a headstone commissioned outside regimental headquarters in Maindy Barracks, and flags have been at half-mast in tribute to Shenkin.

Sgt Jackson said: "He was a legend. He wasn’t just a regimental goat, but part of my family as well. He loved a crowd and was a total poser."

Lieutenant Colonel Nigel Crewe-Read, the commanding officer of the battalion, said: "Shenkin was the figurehead for the battalion and would lead us wherever we went.

"He was a symbol of the great traditions of The Royal Welsh."

Courtesy: news.sky.com