lizzie the elephant

Lizzie was an Indian elephant used by Thos. W. Ward Ltd. to transport scrap metal in Sheffield during World War I.Before 1916Lizzie was part of Sedgwick's Menagerie, a travelling menagerie owned by William Sedgwick.[2] She was first brought to Sheffield when the Sedgwick's Menagerie wintered near Wicker Arches.[3]1916–1918Lizzie pulling an apparatusDuring the First World War, many horses were taken from private hands for the war effort, including at least three belonging to Thos. W. Wa