Peter was born in 1941, and was purchased by Mrs Audrey Stables, of Gregory Avenue, Weoley Castle, for 25 shillings.
[1] He was transferred into war service, serving with Air Ministry dog-handler Archie Knight at the Civil Defence depot in Chelsea.
[1] Active from early 1945 until the end of the Second World War, Peter acted as a search and rescue dog in London.
"[1] Peter's rescue efforts were not limited to saving people; on one occasion he indicated a trapped victim which turned out to be a grey parrot.
His citation read, "For locating victims trapped under blitzed buildings while serving with the MAP attached to Civil Defence of London.
"[4] The ceremony was conducted at the Grosvenor House Hotel, where he was awarded the medal by Sir James Ross of the Air Ministry.