A military medal, which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War, has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.

A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been sold at auction for £30,000.

The bird’s bravery medal – awarded for its role in the destruction of a German arms site – has been listed for auction at £10 ...

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A military medal awarded to a Second World War racing pigeon from Dalton is set to be auctioned in Carlisle. The Dickin Medal, considered the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, will be part of a ...

Britain's biggest annual racing pigeon returns to Blackpool this weekend and below is everything you need to know.

will be part of a two-day auction at Laidlaw Auctioneers and Valuers, where a variety of rare items will be up for sale. The medal was awarded to a Cumbrian pigeon named Tommy VC, who undertook a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Belgium’s pigeon racing community is facing an unprecedented spree of unsolved burglaries, with winter a ...

For heavens sake stop it.” Cher Ami was a male homing pigeon born in the spring of 1918 in Norfolk, England. He was one of 600 English-bred messenger pigeons donated to America’s Signal Pigeon ...