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A feathered fundraiser raised £14,570 for the war effort after being bought at a Red Cross sale by Frank Fyson.

Frank was too old for service and had no sons to send to war so he travelled the country auctioning a Bantam cockerel.

The honour of ownership of the bird just for a few minutes became legendary with the bantam cock earning the name ‘the VC cockerel’.

The money raised was distributed by the Red Cross and the cockerel’s owner, Frank, was awarded a silver cup for his efforts.

Location: Warboys, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 5TA
Image: The VC cockerel with Frank Fyson, courtesy of Joan Cole