NPS.42.NS.2780 explained

NPS.42.NS.2780 was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in October 1945 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War.^[1] NPS.42 was cited after delivering important messages three times from enemy occupied territory, in July 1942, August 1942 and April 1943, while serving with the Special Service in Europe.^[2]

See also

• List of individual birds

External links

• PDSA Dickin Medal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dickin medal pigeons . PDSA . 22 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100213211708/http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards/dickin-medal-pigeons . 13 February 2010 .
2. Web site: Traces of War: NPS.42.NS.2780.