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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Military Cross
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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
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Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lieutenant-Colonel ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | VC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memorial | name inscribed on war memorials in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| middleName |
Henry
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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
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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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