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Mary was owned by Cecil "Charlie" Brewer, a bootmaker from Exeter. [1] She served with the National Pigeon Service [2] between 1940 and 1945 [3] carrying top secret messages. [4] Mary made four trips from France to England. [5] She died in 1950 [1] and is buried in Ilford Animal Cemetery. [3] [6]
Mary of Exeter (1945) G.I. Joe (1946) Gustav (1944) Beach Comber (1944) Royal Blue (1945) A grand ceremony was held in Buckingham Palace to commemorate a platoon of pigeons that braved the battlefields of Normandy to deliver vital plans to Allied forces on the fringes of Germany. [25]
NURP.38.BPC.6 was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1946 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War. [1]
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DD.43.Q.879 was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1947 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War. [1] During an attack on a US Marine patrol by Japanese forces on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, three pigeons were released to warn headquarters of an impending enemy counter attack.
NPS.42.NS.7524 was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1945 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War. [1] The citation was received for delivering important messages on three occasions from enemy-held territory, in July 1942, May 1942, and July 1942, while serving with the Special Service on the continent.
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The pigeons are dropped from the plane, but a technical malfunction causes Gutsy's box to fail to deploy. The plane crash-lands nearby, but then explodes, presumably killing Gutsy. In France, the pigeons meet Charles de Girl and Rollo, two mice from the French Resistance , Mouse Division, who lead them to Saint-Pierre, where they receive the ...