Service Details
Name:
 DICKINSON
Given Name:
 HERBERT
Initials:
 H
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 Gloucestershire Regiment
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Unit:
 10th Bn.
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Unit 2:
 attd. 2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
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Date of Death:
 1918-05-27
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Age:
 38
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 16 September 1918 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led a composite company in a counter-attack through a heavy barrage, and by his courage and example inspired his men. After gaining his objective, he consolidated his position with great skill."
Additional
Information:
Son of the late Mr. T. J. and of Mrs. Dickinson, of "The Balcony," Upholland, Lancs.; husband of Augusta Ferrier Dickinson, of Johannesburg, South Africa. Served in the South African Campaign.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Aisne
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Cemetery:
 SOISSONS MEMORIAL
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