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Harry Kenneth Dimoline

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Name
  
Harry Dimoline

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Rank
  
Brigadier

Died
  
November 15, 1972


Commands held
  
Royal Artillery, Indian 4th Infantry Division (1942 to 1944) Indian 4th Infantry Division (Acting) (1944) Royal Artillery, 47th (London) Infantry Division (1944) Royal Artillery, Indian 17th Infantry Division (1944 to 1945)

Battles/wars
  
North Africa Campaign Italian Campaign Burma Campaign

Awards
  
CBE (1943) MBE (1938) DSO (1942) TD (date?) CPM (1952) Mentioned in Despatches (1941) (1945) (1946)

Battles and wars
  
North African Campaign, Italian Campaign, Burma Campaign

Service/branch
  
British Indian Army

Brigadier Harry Kenneth Dimoline CBE MBE DSO TD CPM (6 September? 1903–15 November 1972) was an artillery officer in the British and British Indian Armies during World War II.

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World War II

Dimoline held appointments during World War II as Brigadier, Commander Royal Artillery, in Indian 4th Infantry Division (in North Africa and Tunisia and also the Italian Campaign), 47th (London) Infantry Division (in the UK) and Indian 17th Infantry Division in Burma. He was acting commander of the Indian 4th Infantry Division during the second Battle of Monte Cassino.

Post-war

Dimoline served as Honorary Superintendent (police) Auxiliary Police, Federation of Malaya, during the Malayan Emergency.

Career summary

  • Commissioned into 59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery, Territorial Army as second lieutenant (19 October 1921)
  • Promoted lieutenant (19 October 1923)
  • Promoted captain (1 July 1926), initially a provisional rank, later confirmed
  • Promoted major (29 May 1931)
  • Promoted lieutenant-colonel (5 May 1939)
  • Commander Royal Artillery 4th Indian Division, North Africa - Italy (1942–1944)
  • Acting major-general (6 February 1944 – 9 March 1944)
  • Acting General Officer Commanding 4th Indian Division, Italy (1944)
  • Commander Royal Artillery 47th (London) Infantry Division (1944)
  • Commander Royal Artillery Indian 17th Infantry Division, Burma (1944–1945)
  • Substantive colonel (11 April 1945)
  • Supernumerary colonel and honorary brigadier (20 December 1945)
  • Transfer to Territorial Army Reserve of Officers (13 February 1951)
  • Retired (6 September 1961)

    • Personal

    His elder brother was Major-General William Alfred Dimoline

    References

    Harry Kenneth Dimoline Wikipedia
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