Commando (pigeon)

Commando was a pigeon used in service with the British armed forces during the Second World War to carry crucial intelligence.

Commando, a red chequer bird, was bred in Haywards Heath, Sussex in the United Kingdom by Sid Moon.

Messenger pigeons were carried into the war zones by British paratroopers, and released as needed with messages attached to fly home.

[5] This vital information included the location of German troops, industrial sites and injured British soldiers.

[3][7] For successfully delivering messages from Agents in Occupied France on three occasions: twice under exceptionally adverse conditions, while serving with the NPS in 1942.The medal was auctioned by Valerie Theobold, Moon's grand daughter, in 2004.