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DIMMER, John Henry Stephen
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
DIMMER, John Henry Stephen
Date Of Birth
9 Oct 1883
Age
31
Birth Place
Wimbledon, Surrey
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Wimbledon & Merton, Surrey, England
Date
12 Nov 1914
Date Of Death
21 Mar 1918
Fate
Killed in action
Information
Later Lieutenant-Colonel. Husband of Dora Bayley-Parker (later married the 4th Baron of Garvagh) of Ashby Hall, Lincoln.
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Award Details
New Year Honours List (M.C.)
Gazette Info
VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/28980/supplement/9513. Lieutenant John Henry Stephen Dimmer, 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps. On 12th November 1914 at Klein Zillebeke, Belgium, Lieutenant Dimmer went on serving his machine-gun during an attack, and stayed at his post until the gun was destroyed, in spite of being shot five times.
Gazette Date
1914
Gazette Page
9513 (V.C.); Issue: 28980 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Klein Zillebeke, Belgium; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Commemorated
Vadencourt British Cemetery, France; The King's Royal Rifle Corps Memorial, Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
Place of Death
Marteville, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
award
1914/15 Star
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
King's Royal Rifle Corps
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
29 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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