Collingwood Dickson
Lieutenant-Colonel (later General), Royal Regiment of Artillery
- Register No.
- 328 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) (register: Lieutenant-Colonel) all Lieutenant-Colonels →
- Unit
- Royal Regiment of Artillery all Royal Regiment of Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 17 October 1854 on this day → all of 1854 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 23rd June, 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 20th November 1817 and Valenciennes, France
- Died
- 28th November, 1904 at London
- Memorial / grave
- at Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Digest of citation
On 17th October, 1854 in the Crimea, when the batteries had run short of powder, Lieutenant Colonel Dickson displayed great coolness and contempt of danger in directing the unloading of several waggons of the field battery which were brought up to the trenches to supply the want. He personally helped to carry the powder barrels under heavy fire from the enemy
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DICKSON, Collingwood. (reg No. 328).
Lieutenant-Colonel (later General). Royal Regiment of Artillery.
London Gazetted on 23rd June, 1857.
Born on 20th November 1817 and Valenciennes, France.
Died on 28th November, 1904 at London.
Memorial on grave at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.
Digest of Citation reads: On 17th October, 1854 in the Crimea, when the batteries had run short of powder, Lieutenant Colonel Dickson displayed great coolness and contempt of danger in directing the unloading of several waggons of the field battery which were brought up to the trenches to supply the want. He personally helped to carry the powder barrels under heavy fire from the enemy.
Additional information:. General Sir Collingwood Dickson was a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (GCB). From 1870-75 he was the Inspector General of Artillery after which in 1875 he became Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Additional information
General Sir Collingwood Dickson was a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (GCB). From 1870-75 he was the Inspector General of Artillery after which in 1875 he became Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
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