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	Dickin Medal - The Victoria Cross for animals [Australian War Memorial]
		The Dickin Medal, instituted by Mrs Maria Dickin, founder of the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals in England, was popularly referred to as "the animals’ VC".
		The Dickin medal– the Victoria Cross for animals– being awarded in 1947 to two Australian pigeons.
		Awarded the Dickin Medal for gallantry carrying a message through heavy fire thereby bringing relief to a Patrol surrounded and attacked by the enemy without other means of communication.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/dickin (249 words)

	Dickin Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The medal was awarded 54 times between 1943 and 1949, to 32 pigeons, 18 dogs, 3 horses and 1 cat, to acknowledge actions during the Second World War, after which the medal was officially replaced with the PDSA's non-military Silver Medal.
		The medal was subsequently revived in 2002 to honour three dogs in relation to the September 11 attacks, and was awarded to two dogs serving with Commonwealth forces in the former Yugoslavia and Iraq respectively.
		PDSA Dickin Medal: 'the animals' VC' from the PDSA
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dickin_Medal (744 words)

	Dickin Medal to be auctioned - Dogs Rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Dickin Medal - the highest honour given to an animal for war service - fetched £25,300 when it was auctioned in London yesterday.
		The two shepherds received the British Empire Medal and Shelia was the first civilian dog to be awarded the Dickin Medal, which was instituted in 1943, by PDSA founder Maria Dicken CBE.
		Most recently, the Dickin Medal has been awarded to guide and rescue dogs involved in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th bombings.
	www.dogsrule.co.uk /blog/charity/dickin-medal-to-be-auctioned (399 words)

	PDSA - PDSA Dickin Medal: 'the animals' VC'
		The PDSA Dickin Medal, recognised as the animals’ Victoria Cross, is awarded to animals displaying conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the Armed Forces or Civil Defence Units.
		Since then a further five PDSA Dickin Medals have been awarded and all to dogs: three to recognise life-saving action and devotion to duty following the terrorist attack in New York and Washington on 11 September 2001 and two related to the military conflicts in Kosovo and Iraq.
		The Dickin Medal is a large, bronze medallion bearing the words “For Gallantry” and “We Also Serve” all within a laurel wreath.
	www.pdsa.org.uk /page309.html (289 words)

	Royal Insight > Out and About > The PDSA medal awarded to Buster the dog
		This was the last sentence of the citation to the PDSA Dickin medal that Princess Alexandra presented to Buster the dog during a ceremony held at the Imperial War Museum in London.
		In 1963, Maria Dickin, the founder of PDSA, introduced the Dickin medal to recognise animals displaying conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty whilst serving with the Armed Forces or Civil Defence units during World War II and its aftermath.
		The PDSA Dickin Medal is recognised worldwide as the highest decoration for gallantry that can be bestowed on any animal member of the British and Commonwealth forces.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page2809.asp (562 words)

	Pet News PDSA Dickin Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Buster, a five-year-old springer spaniel and the pride of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, is to receive the PDSA Dickin Medal, “the animals’ Victoria Cross”, for bravery and devotion to duty during the latest conflict in Iraq.
		He is due to return to Britain in late November and will be presented with his PDSA Dickin Medal at a special ceremony in London in early December.
		Buster will be the 60th animal to receive the PDSA Dickin Medal since the introduction of the award by PDSA’s founder Maria Dickin in 1943.
	www.petplanet.co.uk /petplanet/news/newsbody.asp?article_id=406 (330 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 - The Animals VC
		An example of the Dickin medal that is awarded to animals.
		The Medal came into being in 1943 at the suggestion of a pioneering woman, Maria Dickin, who had founded the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) in 1917.
		Winkie was one of the first 3 recipients of the Dickin Medal - she was a messenger pigeon on an aircraft which had to ditch due to engine trouble.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/history/animals_vc.shtml (1114 words)

	PDSA - Animal bravery awards
		The most famous and the oldest of the charity’s awards is the PDSA Dickin Medal.
		The Medal is recognised as the animals’ Victoria Cross and is the highest British honour for animal bravery in military conflicts.
		The charity is also responsible for the PDSA Gold Medal widely acknowledged as the animals’ George Cross to recognise animals whose incredible bravery and dedication results in the saving of human or animal life in extraordinary situations.
	www.pdsa.org.uk /page305.html (167 words)

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	medacide.kpokg.info /dickin-medal.html (290 words)

	Dogs through History
		The Dickin Medal is considered to be the animal's 'VC'.
		TICH mongrel bitch, awarded the Dickin Medal on July 1st 1949 'for loyalty, courage and devotion to duty under hazardous conditions of war from 1941 to 1945, while serving in North Africa and Italy'.
		RICKY a Welsh sheepdog was awarded the Dickin Medal on 29th March 1947, 'this dog was engaged in clearing the verges of a canal bank in Holland.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /k.westgate/history5.htm (1664 words)

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	Awards given to Endal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted by Maria Dickin in 1943 and was immediately recognised as "the animals' VC".
		In October 2000, PDSA was pleased and proud to be able to award the 55th Medal to "Gander" a huge Newfoundland dog and mascot of the Royal Rifles of Canada during the Regiment's brave defence of Hong Kong in 1941.
		The dog's Dickin Medal was presented to the Canadian veterans at a special ceremony in Ottawa.
	www.dogsonholiday-uk.com /exceptional_dogs_endal_awards.html (345 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| War medal given to hero dog
		Sam, a German shepherd, is being posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal, after also holding back a baying mob, bent on attacking ethnic Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
		The Dickin Medal was introduced to honour animals which made an outstanding contribution in World War II.
		In the past, the medal has been awarded to 32 carrier pigeons, 19 dogs, three horses and even a ship's cat.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2593963.stm (350 words)

	The Buchan Observer
		The PDSA Dickin Medal is the highest accolade a service animal can receive in a time of conflict and was awarded to Sam in recognition of two documented acts of gallantry carried out while he and his handler were assigned to 1st Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment in Drvar.
		Since then a total of 58 PDSA Dickin Medals have been awarded: 32 to pigeons, 22 to dogs, three to horses and one to Simon the ship's cat on HMS Amethyst during the Yangtze Incident of 1949.
		The most recent awards of the PDSA Dickin medal were in March 2002 when three medals were awarded at Ground Zero in New York.
	www.buchanie.co.uk /archived/2003/Week_4/news/dog_award.asp (505 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Spy pigeon's medal fetches £9,200
		The PDSA Dickin medal was awarded to Commando the pigeon, which was bred in Haywards Heath in West Sussex.
		The medal, the animal version of the Victoria Cross, was put up for auction by the grandson of the pigeon's owner.
		He received his medal in 1945 for his "conspicuous bravery and devotion" before he was put out to stud.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4054421.stm (312 words)

	WW2 medals; Australian medals after 1930 to 1945 b
		Commando the pigeon was awarded the Dickin Medal, of which only 60 have ever been handed out, after braving German bullets to bring back secret information strapped to his leg on three separate missions.
		Commando's Dickin Medal, handed to the red chequer cock bird in 1945 in recognition of his wartime service, is expected to fetch up to 10,000 pounds ($24,000) next week, London-based auctioneers Spink said.
		The Dickin Medal was named after Maria Dickin, who founded the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-medals/1930-1945-b.htm (812 words)

	Marcarpents Kennels - Photo Galleries
		When I told people in England that I was going to Canada to present a medal to a dog which died nearly 60 years ago, their initial reaction was to smile - until I told them why and what I was presenting the medal for; then they gasped in admiration and sadness.
		I think because many people still do not realise what noble and courageous deeds animals are capable of doing in support of us human beings, and also what an uplifting effect their presence and companionship had on the maintenance of morale of our military personnel in a war situation.
		This was why Maria Dickin instituted the Dickin medal in 1943.
	www.marcarpents.com /gallery_dickin_photo07.html (885 words)

	PDSA Gold Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The PDSA Gold Medal is an animal bravery award that acknowledges the bravery and devotion to duty of animals.
		The medal can also be awarded to animals in public service, such as police or rescue dogs, if the animal dies or suffers serious injury whilst carrying out its official duties in the face of armed and violent opposition.
		The Dickin Medal, a separate award also administered by the PDSA, was established by Maria Dickin, founder of the PDSA, in 1943, to acknowledge acts of outstanding bravery by animals serving with military forces in theatres of war, and is considered the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PDSA_Gold_Medal (534 words)

	LAWS
		Dickin instituted the Dickin medal which quickly became known as the “animal’s Victoria Cross.” It was an award for “displaying conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with the Armed Forces during WW2 and later.” Ms.
		Dickin understood the important role that animals were making in the war effort.
		Between 1943 and 1949, fifty-four Dickin medals were awarded; including 32 pigeons, 18 dogs, 3 horses and 1 cat.
	www.lanarkanimals.ca /na_Ganderstory.asp (701 words)

	WWII carrier pigeon medal to be auctioned. 30/11/2004. ABC News Online
		A rare medal awarded to a carrier pigeon who flew top-secret messages from France to Britain during World War II will be auctioned.
		The pigeon, Commando, won the Dickin medal in 1945 for his efforts during the Nazi occupation of France.
		The Dickin was established in 1943 by Maria Dickin, founder of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, for animals and birds who worked with the army or civil defence units.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200411/s1254319.htm (194 words)

	On a Wing and a Prayer
		The first of two Dickin Medals -- the animals' VC -- was awarded to an Australian bird, whose flight to Madang saved the crew and valuable cargo of a boat that was foundering during a tropical storm.
		The Dickin Medal, the Victoria Cross for animals, awarded to two Australian pigeons, presented by the Minister for the Army, to the donor of one pigeon.
		The medal was instituted in 1943 by Mrs Maria Dickin, founder of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals in England.
	www.anzacday.org.au /history/ww2/anecdotes/pigeons.html (1328 words)

	Simon and the Amethyst
		During WW2, Maria Dickin, founder of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, had instituted the Dickin Medal for acts of bravery in wartime by animals serving with the police, Civil Defence, or any branch of the armed forces.
		The medal ribbon is green, dark brown and pale blue, representing water, earth and air to symbolise the naval, army, civil defence and air forces.
		His medal was later awarded posthumously, accepted by Lt-Cdr Kerans in the company of the officers and men of the Amethyst, who had all been affected deeply by Simon's death, which cast a fl shadow over the sense of achievement they had previously felt.
	www.cwgcuser.org.uk /personal/moggies/simon/simon.htm (4635 words)

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		Tim Worstall: The Dickin Medal Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Dickin Medal: A week or so back I posted about the Dickin Medal, the so called VC for animals.
		Dickin Medal: Information from Answers.com Dickin Medal The Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in war.
		Attached to an infantry unit Dickin Medal to be auctioned - Dogs Rule A Dickin Medal - the highest honour given to an animal for war service - fetched Â£25300 when it was auctioned in London yesterday.
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	Purr-n-Fur UK: Simon, of HMS Amethyst, awarded the Dickin Medal
		A special collar in the colours of the medal ribbon was sent for Simon to wear, and he was due to be presented with the actual medal upon his return to the UK.
		The medal presentation was set for 11 December, and the PDSA's founder and instigator of the medal, Maria Dickin — then 79 — was to be present, as indeed was the Lord Mayor of London.
		The medal remains in the company's bank vaults to this day; a video film was made but was more in the nature of a cartoon and did not show the medal.
	www.purr-n-fur.org.uk /famous/simon.html (4026 words)

	Marcarpents Kennels - Photo Galleries
		The medal is awarded for acts of extreme bravery in wartime by the PDSA (The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals) The British animal welfare charity has previously awarded fifty-four Dickin medals to animal heroes during and after the Second World War.
		The medal will later be on display as part of the permanent Hong Kong exhibition in the Museum.
		The Dickin medal awarded to Gander the dog will be on display at the Canadian War Museum, in its Hong Kong section of the Second World War gallery, starting on October 28, 2000.
	www.marcarpents.com /gallery_dickin_photo06.html (898 words)

	Laura Barton: Let loose the dogs (cats and pigeons) of war \| The Guardian \| Guardian Unlimited
		The Dickin Medal is described as the "animals' Victoria Cross" by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, which launched the award in 1943 as a decoration for animals displaying conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with armed forces or civil defence services.
		The cat in question was Simon, the rat-catcher aboard HMS Amethyst, who was hit by shrapnel and suffered singeing when the ship was attacked on the Yangtze river by Chinese communists in 1949, but who still continued with his duties on board until the crew were able to make a daring nighttime retreat.
		A photograph of Simon wearing his medal was taken for posterity, but his expression is hard to interpret.
	www.guardian.co.uk /g2/story/0,,1820058,00.html (454 words)

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