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 Dickin Medal, often known as the Victoria Cross for animals, was given to him in 1946 and has been bought by the Dock Museum in Barrow-in-Furness. The grandson of Tommy's owner, who was at the ...

The bravery medal awarded to a pigeon which became an ... the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, in 1946 for his crucial role in the mission. He received the medal at a special ceremony ...

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Tommy was presented the PDSA Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, at the Dutch embassy in 1946 and became a local celeb. The medal will be sold in Carlisle on Friday.