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Charlie Brewer

Photograph at the Charlie Brewer white plaque

From 1922-1985 this building was the home and workshop of Cecil "Charlie" Brewer 1895-1985 bootmaker and pigeon breeder From his loft at these premises his pigeon Mary of Exeter carried top secret messages in World War 2, winning the Dickin Medal for animal gallantry

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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