Dickin Medal 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. It is a bronze medallion, bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath, carried on a ribbon of striped green, dark brown, and pale blue. It is awarded to animals that have displayed "conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the Armed Forces or Civil Defence Units". The award is commonly referred to as "the animals' Victoria Cross" (although the Victoria
Red Cross Medal (Prussia) the cross. The Geneva cross is enabled in red. Between the arms of the cross are the initials "W" and "R" at the top (William Rex) and below are the initials "A" and "V" (Augusta Victoria). On the reverse is the inscription in four lines "FUER / VERDIENSTE / UM DAS / ROTHE KREUZ" (For Merit in the Red Cross). To the left of the inscription is a curved oak branch. The Red Cross Medal, Third Class is a round bronze medal, 33 mm in diameter. The design is identical to the silver medal except it lacks the red enameling