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Ilford Animal Cemetery, the Glossary

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Ilford Animal Cemetery is an animal cemetery in Ilford in London, England, United Kingdom that contains over three thousand burials.[1]

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  1. 23 relations: Antis (dog), Beauty (dog), Bob Flowerdew, British pet massacre, Crumstone Irma, Dickin Medal, Endal, England, Ilford, Last Post, London, Mary of Exeter, National Lottery (United Kingdom), PDSA Gold Medal, People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, Peter (dog), Rip (dog), Simon (cat), Sunday Mail (Adelaide), The Rifles, Tich (dog), Tyke (pigeon), United Kingdom.

  2. 1920s establishments in England
  3. Animal cemeteries
  4. Cemeteries established in the 1920s
  5. Ilford
  6. Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge

Antis (dog)

Antis (1939–1953), also known as Ant, was a dog who received the Dickin Medal in 1949 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service in England and North Africa during the Second World War.

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Beauty (dog)

Beauty (4 January 1939 – 17 October 1950), a wirehaired terrier, was a Second World War search and rescue dog considered to be the first rescue dog, who was awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery in 1945.

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Bob Flowerdew

Bob Flowerdew is an organic gardener and television and radio presenter.

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British pet massacre

The British pet massacre was a week-long event in 1939 in which an estimated 400,000 cats and dogs, a quarter of England's pet population, were killed in order to prepare for World War II food shortages.

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Crumstone Irma

Crumstone Irma, a.k.a. Irma, was a German Shepherd Dog who assisted in the rescue of 191 people trapped under blitzed buildings while serving with London's Civil Defence Services during the Second World War.

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Dickin Medal

The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 in the United Kingdom by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in World War II.

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Endal

Endal (13 December 1995 – 13 March 2009) was a male Labrador Retriever in Britain whose abilities as a service dog and as an ambassador for service dog charitable work received worldwide news media coverage.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Ilford

Ilford is a large town in East London, England, northeast of Charing Cross.

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Last Post

The "Last Post" is a British and Commonwealth bugle call used at military funerals, and at ceremonies commemorating those who have died in war.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mary of Exeter

Mary of Exeter was a carrier pigeon who flew many military missions with the National Pigeon Service during World War II, transporting important messages across the English Channel back to her loft in Exeter, England.

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National Lottery (United Kingdom)

The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom.

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PDSA Gold Medal

The PDSA Gold Medal is an animal bravery award that acknowledges the bravery and devotion to duty of animals.

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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals

The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) is a veterinary charity in the United Kingdom.

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Peter (dog)

Peter (1941–1952) was a collie dog who in 1945 was awarded the Dickin Medal, considered to be the Victoria Cross for animals.

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Rip (dog)

Rip (died 1946), a mixed-breed terrier, was a Second World War search and rescue dog who was awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery in 1945.

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Simon (cat)

Simon (c. 1947 – 28 November 1949) was a ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS ''Amethyst''.

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Sunday Mail (Adelaide)

The Sunday Mail (originally titled The Mail) is an Adelaide newspaper first published on 4 May 1912 by Clarence P. Moody.

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The Rifles

The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Tich (dog)

Tich (1940–1959) was a military dog during the Second World War.

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Tyke (pigeon)

Tyke, also known as 'George' and carrying the service number 1263 MEPS 43, was a male Second World War homing pigeon who was awarded the Dickin Medal for gallantry in 1943 for delivering a message from a downed aircrew.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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See also

1920s establishments in England

Animal cemeteries

Cemeteries established in the 1920s

Ilford

Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilford_Animal_Cemetery