Caesar was a bulldog that worked in the A Company, 4th Battalion of the
New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Throughout records his name was often misspelt "Ceaser" and is often referred to with both spellings. His name appears in
The Mokoian Troopship Magazine alongside passengers in the A Company. Caesar's arrival in France was reported:{{Blockquote|Some of the units of the Expeditionary Force that have left New Zealand have taken dogs with them as mascots. Those that survived the trip on the transport were usually lost sight of in Egypt where the animals sometimes develop a profound dislike of the natives, with inevitable results. Word has been received in Auckland that the bulldog taken by the fourth battalion of Lord Liverpool's Own has actually reached the trenches in France, where the mascot was reported to be healthy and cheerful. The dog wears a collar presented by an Auckland resident. Caesar was handled by Rifleman Thomas Samuel Tooman (15 June 1886 – 7 November 1956). While Tooman was sent to be an ambulance driver, Caesar was trained in Egypt in search and rescue with the Red Cross stretcher-bearers, before heading to France. He was taught to locate wounded soldiers on the battlefields of the
Western Front and guide them back to safety. Caesar was equipped with a harness that held water, medical supplies and letter writing materials, which he took with him to retrieve soldiers. This included one rifleman Henry George Johnson (13 April 1896 – 15 October 1917), buried alive in a trench until he was dug out by Caesar. His body was discovered in
No Man's Land alongside a dead soldier, his hand resting on Caesar's head. They were buried together near a
Casualty Clearing Station. == Award and legacy ==