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1946 Pigeon receives military honour
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0:20Now PlayingDate: 7th November 1946
Location: UK
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: London: Tower Hamlets: Tower of London:
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BEEFEATERS Shots of Beefeaters when G.I. joe receives the Dickin Medal in a ceremony held in the Tower of London
PIGEONS Carrier pigeon, G.I. Joe received the Dickin Medal for saving British lives in action in Italy. Ceremony carried out in the Tower of London.
TOWER OF LONDON. Carrier pigeon, G.I. Joe receives the Dickin Medal for saving the lives of British soldiers in action in Italy Ceremony held in the Tower of London
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pigeons, war, World War II, World War Two, Second World War, WWII, Yeomen Warders, Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress
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