Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Stephen Dimmer VC

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Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Stephen Dimmer VC was a British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient renowned for his exceptional bravery during World War I.

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instanceOf British Army officer
Victoria Cross recipient
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Military Cross
Victoria Cross NERFINISHED
birthCountry United Kingdom
birthDate 1883-10-09
birthPlace Bristol NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath killed in action
commemoratedIn Commonwealth War Graves Commission records
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathCountry France
deathDate 1918-10-21
deathPlace Near Seclin, Nord
decoratedFor gallantry
education Bristol Grammar School NERFINISHED
era 20th century
familyName Dimmer NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasMilitaryHonor Military Cross NERFINISHED
Victoria Cross NERFINISHED
hasTitle Lieutenant-Colonel
honorificSuffix VC NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
memorial name inscribed on war memorials in the United Kingdom
middleName Henry NERFINISHED
Stephen NERFINISHED
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant-Colonel
nationality British
notableFor exceptional bravery under fire
occupation soldier
placeOfBurial Seclin Communal Cemetery Extension NERFINISHED
religion likely Anglican (not definitively documented)
servedInUnit King’s Royal Rifle Corps NERFINISHED
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) NERFINISHED
serviceEnd 1918
serviceNumber British Army officer service (number not widely cited)
serviceStart pre-World War I
theatreOfOperations Western Front NERFINISHED
VCActionConflict First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED
VCActionDate 1914-10-12
VCActionPlace Near Klein Zillebeke, Belgium
VCCitation for maintaining fire from a machine-gun under heavy enemy fire despite multiple wounds

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King's Royal Rifle Corps decoratedMember Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Stephen Dimmer VC