Allegiance United Kingdom Rank Lieutenant Colonel Name John Dimmer Died March 21, 1918, France Battles and wars World War I Awards Victoria Cross | Years of service 1902 - 1918 Battles/wars World War I Role Armed force officer Place of burial Maissemy, France Service/branch British Army | |
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Buried at Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy Unit King's Royal Rifle Corps Similar People John Beeley, Albert Edward Shepherd, Henry Rawlinson - 1st Baron, Everard Aloysius Lisle Phill, Frederick Corbett | ||
Lieutenant Colonel John Henry Stephen Dimmer VC MC (9 October 1883 – 21 March 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Born on 9 October 1883, Dimmer was 31 years old, married, and a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, and was awarded the VC for his actions on 12 November 1914 at Klein Zillebeke, Belgium.
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This Officer served his machine gun during the attack on the 12 November at Klein Zillebeke until he had been shot five times - three times by shrapnel and twice by bullets, and continued at his post until his gun was destroyed
Dimmer later achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was killed in action at Marteville, France on 21 March 1918 and was buried at Vadencourt British Cemetery in Maissemy.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester, England.