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Tango01 | 10 Feb 2021 10:49 p.m. PST |
…. shot five times – Jack Dimmer VC "A few years ago I worked for the London Borough of Merton. Based at the Civic Centre in Morden, for nearly two years every day I walked past a small plaque in the foyer to Lieutenant Colonel John Dimmer, VC. I was recently reminded of this when I picked up a set of VC winner cigarette cards, Dimmer among them, and resolved to find out more about him. John Henry Stephen Dimmer (known as Jack) was born in 1883 in Lambeth. He attended Merton Church School before being awarded a scholarship at Rutlish School. After a spell as a civil engineer he became a career soldier, joining the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1902 and seeing service in Africa. He rose through the ranks and when the First World War broke out went over with the BEF as a Lieutenant with the 2nd KRRC…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Editor Katie | 10 Feb 2021 11:30 p.m. PST |
From the ARGunners website. |
The Virtual Armchair General | 11 Feb 2021 11:07 a.m. PST |
Where do we get such men…? TVAG |
Tango01 | 11 Feb 2021 12:36 p.m. PST |
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