Broad Arrow (designated as Pigeon - 41.BA.2793), was a messenger pigeon that was awarded the
Dickin Medal
The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 in the United Kingdom by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in World War II. It is a bronze medallion, bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath, carried o ...
in October 1945 for carrying three important messages for the
National Pigeon Service. These were carried in May 1943, June 1943 and August 1943.
See also
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List of individual birds
References
Individual domesticated pigeons
Recipients of the Dickin Medal
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