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‘This officer served his machine gun…until he had been shot five times’ – Jack Dimmer VC

Posted on September 18, 2013 by ww1geek

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. … Continue reading →

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