Dickin Medal

Summary

Dickin Medal is a military decoration^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of military_decoration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dickin Medal won the White Vision^[3].
• Dickin Medal won the Winkie^[4].
• Dickin Medal won the Tyke^[5].
• Dickin Medal won the Bob^[6].
• Dickin Medal won the Beach Comber^[7].
• Dickin Medal won the Gustav^[8].
• Dickin Medal is in the country of United Kingdom^[9].
• Dickin Medal's image is recorded as Dickin Medal.jpg^[10].
• Dickin Medal's instance of is recorded as military decoration^[11].
• Dickin Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion^[12].
• Maria Dickin is named after Dickin Medal^[13].
• Dickin Medal's Commons category is recorded as Dickin Medal^[14].
• +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dickin Medal^[15].
• Dickin Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/039qd0^[16].
• Dickin Medal's official website is recorded as https://www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/animal-awards-programme/pdsa-dickin-medal^[17].
• Dickin Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dickin Medal^[18].
• Dickin Medal's BBC Things ID is recorded as 8d34f6fe-7956-4ba1-8a0c-82c5f48624cb^[19].
• Dickin Medal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dickin Medal'}^[20].
• Dickin Medal's service ribbon image is recorded as PDSA Dickin Medal BAR.svg^[21].
• Dickin Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Dickin Medal^[22].

Body

Recognition

Wins include White Vision^[3], a homing pigeon^[23]; Winkie^[4], a homing pigeon^[24]; Tyke^[5], a homing pigeon^[25]; Bob^[6], a dog^[26]; Beach Comber^[7], a war pigeon^[27]; and Gustav^[8], a homing pigeon^[28].

Why It Matters

Dickin Medal ranks in the top 3% of military_decoration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

FAQs

What awards did Dickin Medal receive?

Honors received include White Vision^[3], Winkie^[4], Tyke^[5], and Bob^[6].