[ Richardson / British War Dogs, Their Training and Psychology ]
Lt.-Col. E(dwin) H(autonville) Richardson (1863 - 1948) was a British military officer who wrote several books about dogs, and for a time was Commandant of the British War Dog School.
This book was published in 1920 (London: Skeffington); that was the only edition.
This work contains only one brief anecdote regarding Newfoundlands, from the chapter "Sentry Dogs":
The following is an interesting result obtained by a dog in quite a different part of the world, and is written by a gentleman in Java. The dog was a black Newfoundland:
"One evening, returning from a party, the dog attacked a Dutch soldier on guard duty, with the result that the Dutch officials gave me twenty-four hours' notice to remove the dog from their territory.
"At this time the Dutch were at war with the Atchinese, and, fortunately for me, a few companies of regulars were leaving for the front, and one of the officers offered to buy the dog, to save me further trouble.
"The dog accompanied the regiment, and was the means of saving three officers, and about forty men, from a surprise, which the Dutch Government promptly recognized, by decorating the dog with a silver collar and medal." (228 - 229)
Richardson's book is dedicated to "the brave Dogs of Britain who helped their country in her hour of need."