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Sculpture of Bing unveiled to recognise his WWII work
Loughborough Echo
|November 12, 2025
Alsation Collie Cross now nestled among poppies in Queen's Park
A dog from Loughborough which served during the Second World War has been recognised with a metal sculpture in Queen's Park.
'Bing' the dog was an Alsatian and Collie cross who was parachuted into Normandy on D-Day in 1944 and into the Rhine in Germany in 1945.
Bing was trained to locate the enemy and protect military personnel during the Second World War and was awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal in 1947 for bravery in service - the animal equivalent to the Victoria Cross.
The sculpture is part of a project led by Loughborough in Bloom and supported by Charnwood Borough Council.
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