15 "VC" dogs assembled at Crufts. Included Gyp from Streatham (top left).
"Three children were sleeping in a tent which caught fire- Gyp rushed in, dragged away the bedclothes and roused the children.
The animal "VC" is known as the "Dickin Medal". Maria Dickin who founded the PDSA was a resident in Mount Nod Road, Streatham