Rob the parachute dog made the drop TWENTY times!
Major Sydney shaking hands with Rob as he was awarded his medal.
The Dickin Medal will be auctioned on Wednesday, October 12, by Noonans – with a guide price of £20,000 to £30,000.Rob's descents were made while serving with Infantry in North Africa and the 2nd SAS Regiment.The medal is being sold with an extensive archive including Rob's collar, a portrait painting, photographs, certificate, manuscripts, books and letters.
He added: “Demobilised on November 27, 1945, Rob led the Wembley Parade of 32 war dogs on July 16, 1947, in front of 10,000 spectators, being the only dog present to hold both the Dickin Medal and the RSPCA Red Collar and Medallion for Valour. The vast majority – and all those awards to pigeons – were granted in respect of acts of bravery in the Second World War, but more recently a number of awards have been made to Arms and Explosives Search Dogs of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps for their gallantry in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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