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VC555 John Henry Stephen Dimmer
BORN 9 October 1883
DIED 21 March 1918 AGE 34
VC Won 12 November 1914 AGE 31
Place VC Won Klein Zillebeke, Belgium
War/Campaign First World War 1914
Name John Henry Stephen Dimmer No.
VC Issue No. 555 Awards VC MC
Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps, 2nd Battalion
Later Royal Green Jackets
Now 2nd and 4th Battalions The Rifles
Rank VC Won Lieutenant
Rank End Of Career Lieutenant-Colonel
Place Of Birth 37 Gloster Street, South Lambeth, London, England
Place Of Death Marteville, France
Buried/Location Ashes Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, 8 miles north west of St Quentin, Somme, France
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone (CWGC) Plot/Grave no. Plot II, Row B, Grave 46
Gazetted 19 November 1914
VC Presented 13 January 1915 by King George V at Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Headstone, Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, 8 miles north west of St Quentin, Somme, France
P Named on war memorial, Kingston Vale, Wimbeldon, south London
P Named on regimental memorial, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire
P Memorial plaque, Crown House civic offices, Morden, s.w. London
P Named on masonic roll of honour scroll, first vestibule, Freemasons Hall, Great Queen Street, London
Named on honours board, Rutlish School, Merton Park, south London
P Jack Dimmer Close, Mitcham, Surrey
P Victoria Cross Commemorative Paving Stone, Silver Jubilee Gardens, Southbank, Lambeth, South London
By The Way…
He was nearly killed before his VC action, when the enemy showed a white flag of surrender, then firing on John Dimmer when negotiating surrender
To his family he was known as Jack
VC Held By
Royal Green Jackets Museum, Peninsular Barracks, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, England
