Pigeons In World War Two, homing pigeons were used by ditched aircraft, whose radios had been soaked, and were carried and released with a message for help by the crew once they had reached their dinghy. The RAF parachuted thousands of pigeons into occupied territory for the resistance to use, the Germans knowing the value would shot the pigeons on sight and kept vicious hawks in the Pas de Calais area. Acts of courage by animals in service were rewarded in their own way. Ricky won the Dickin Medal, created by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals to recognize the courage of animals in the front line. For gallantry, we also serve'.
Ribbons attached to the disc are green, brow and blue to represent sea land and sky.
The Camel Camels are ideal for the desert, they can carry heavy loads for long distances without food and water. However, they cannot cope with temperatures below zero. Unfortunately, throughout history the military has never understood how to tend their Camels and they, like the horse, have died in their thousands. In World War Two, the camels aided transport in Eritea and Somaliland, and the small Somaliland Camel Corps successfully kept an invading force of Italian artillery and tanks at bay until reinforcements arrived. The Mule Mules served with the BEF in France in 1939-1940, but all were abandoned during the evacuation of Dunkirk, there being insufficient room to evacuate them.