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Tich: the King’s Royal Rifle Corps Dickin Medal dog

1949-07-01 North Africa / Italy / United Kingdom
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Tich was a mixed-breed dog linked to the 1st Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps and awarded the Dickin Medal in 1949 for wartime courage and devotion.

North Africa / Italy / United Kingdom

PDSA Dickin Medal 奖章图，用于标示所获荣誉；非本动物照片。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，本地保存。
PDSA Dickin Medal 奖章图，用于标示所获荣誉；非本动物照片。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，本地保存。

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Tich accompanied Thomas Walker and the King’s Royal Rifle Corps through North Africa and Italy.

Her Dickin Medal citation recognized loyalty and courage under wartime conditions.

Tich is archived because morale, companionship and battlefield steadiness are also part of animal service history.

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