Cpl Arthur John Dimmock MM

Cpl Arthur John Dimmock, 300459, Royal Warwick Regiment, was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in the field. He lived 64 Langley Road [now Latimer Road], Luton.

Cpl Arthur Dimmock MMHe had enlisted in the Bucks Hussars in November 1915 and later transferred to the Royal Warwicks. He went to France in May 1917, then saw service in Italy, where he met with an accident and spent three months in hospital. On recovery he returned to the French front for 15 months.

The 20-year-old had worked for hat manufacturers A. Hucklesby & Co in Luton before enlistment.

[Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: November 23rd, 1918]