Billy (pigeon)

{{Short description|Pigeon receiver of the Dickin Medal}}

Billy was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1945 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War.{{cite web|url=http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards/dickin-medal-pigeons |title=Dickin medal pigeons |publisher=PDSA |accessdate=22 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213211708/http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards/dickin-medal-pigeons |archivedate=13 February 2010 }}