William of Orange
William of Orange, Military Identification NPS.42.NS.15125, was a post pigeon that made merit in World War II.
He was bred at Sir William Proctor Smith from Cheshire and trained by the Army Pigeon Service of the Royal Signals.
In September 1944, William of Orange delivered critical information about the allied landing in Arnhem in a record time. In 1945, as 21st, he received the Dickin Medal, the highest British award for animals. Smith bought him back and he served as a contest pigeon and for the breeding.
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