Lucky (war dog), the Glossary
Lucky was a dog who received the Dickin Medal in 2007 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Malayan Emergency.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Coldstream Guards, Detection dog, Dickin Medal, German Shepherd, Gurkha Rifles, Imperial War Museum, List of individual dogs, Malayan Emergency, Military, People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Royal Air Force, Sadie (dog), Victoria Cross.
- British Army animals
- German shepherds
- Individual animals in the United Kingdom
- Individual dogs awarded the Dickin Medal
- Royal Air Force personnel of the Malayan Emergency
Coldstream Guards
The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army.
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Detection dog
A detection dog or sniffer dog is a dog that is trained to use its senses to detect substances such as explosives, illegal drugs, wildlife scat, currency, blood, and contraband electronics such as illicit mobile phones.
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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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German Shepherd
The German Shepherd, also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. Lucky (war dog) and German Shepherd are German shepherds.
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Gurkha Rifles
Gurkha Rifles may refer to several different regiments of Gurkhas.
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Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museums (IWM), is a British national museum.
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List of individual dogs
The following is a list of individual dogs.
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Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti-British National Liberation War was a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya, British Empire and Commonwealth.
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Military
A military, also known collectively as an armed forces, are a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare.
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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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Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936), is a member of the British royal family.
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Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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Sadie (dog)
Sadie, (1996-2019), a black Labrador Retriever, was a recipient of the Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross. Lucky (war dog) and Sadie (dog) are British Army animals.
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.
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See also
British Army animals
- Bobbie (dog)
- Buster (spaniel)
- Lucky (war dog)
- Ricky (dog)
- Rifleman Khan
- Rob (dog)
- Sadie (dog)
- Sam (army dog)
- Sasha (dog)
- Sefton (army horse)
- Theo (dog)
- Tich (dog)
- Treo (dog)
- William Windsor (goat)
German shepherds
- Ace the Bat-Hound
- Ace the Wonder Dog
- Antis (dog)
- Apollo (dog)
- Bing (dog)
- Blondi
- Champ (dog)
- Commander (dog)
- Crumstone Irma
- Finn (dog)
- Four Tank-Men and a Dog
- Gabi (dog)
- German Shepherd
- Horand von Grafrath
- Inspector Rex
- Jet of Iada
- Koton (dog)
- Lex (dog)
- Lightning (dog)
- Lucky (war dog)
- Major (Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog)
- Major (Joe Biden's dog)
- Mancs (dog)
- Nemo A534
- Old German herding dogs
- Panda German Shepherds
- Phylax Society
- Rajah (dog)
- Rex (search and rescue dog)
- Rex the Wonder Dog
- Rifleman Khan
- Rin Tin Tin
- Run, Joe, Run
- Silver Streak (dog)
- Strongheart
- Thorn (dog)
- Thunder (dog)
- Trakr
- Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde
- Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
- Zuyaqui
Individual animals in the United Kingdom
- Benson (fish)
- Bothie (dog)
- Brewster (police dog)
- Buster (dog)
- Cher Ami
- Copenhagen (horse)
- Dash (spaniel)
- Davina the Dolphin
- Dilyn
- Dolly (sheep)
- Dookie (dog)
- Durham Ox
- Freddy (dog)
- Geronimo (alpaca)
- Hercules (bear)
- Jambo
- Jeremy (snail)
- Jumbo
- Kratu (dog)
- Kush (red panda)
- Long Boi
- Lucky (war dog)
- Maida (dog)
- Megan and Morag
- Mick the Miller
- Obaysch
- Old Hemp
- Paddy (pigeon)
- Paul the Octopus
- Polly and Molly
- Rip (dog)
- Salt and Sauce
- Sam (army dog)
- Shep (British dog)
- Skateboarding duck
- Spanish Battleship
- Sparkie Williams
- Susan (dog)
- Tracy (sheep)
Individual dogs awarded the Dickin Medal
- Antis (dog)
- Apollo (dog)
- Beauty (dog)
- Bing (dog)
- Bob (dog)
- Buster (spaniel)
- Diesel (dog)
- Gander (dog)
- Hertz (dog)
- Judy (dog)
- Kuga (dog)
- Lucca (dog)
- Lucky (war dog)
- Mali (dog)
- Peter (dog)
- Punch and Judy (dogs)
- Rex (search and rescue dog)
- Ricky (dog)
- Rifleman Khan
- Rob (dog)
- Sam (army dog)
- Theo (dog)
- Thorn (dog)
- Tich (dog)
- Treo (dog)
Royal Air Force personnel of the Malayan Emergency
- Alan Sillitoe
- Clifford Sanderson
- Colin Falkland Gray
- Edward Powles
- George Unwin
- James Fuller-Good
- John Buchan Ross
- John Dowling (RAF officer)
- John Mortimer Warfield
- Lucky (war dog)
- Peter Malam Brothers
- Peter Nugent
- Peter Stringfellow (footballer)
- Richard Gordon Wakeford
- W. G. G. Duncan Smith
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_(war_dog)
Also known as Lucky (dog).