Matthew Charles Dixon
Captain (later Major General), Royal Regiment of Artillery
- Register No.
- 332 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain (later Major General) (register: Captain) all Captains →
- Unit
- Royal Regiment of Artillery all Royal Regiment of Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 17 April 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February, 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 5th February, 1821 at Avranches, Brittany
- Died
- 7th January 1905 at Pembury, Kent
- Memorial / grave
- Kensal Green cemetery, London
Digest of citation
On 17th April, 1855 in the Crimea, at about 2pm the battery commander by Captain Dixon was blown up by a shell from the enemy which burst in the magazine, destroying the parapets, killing or wounding 10 men, disabling five guns and covering a sixth with earth. Captain reopen the fire with the remaining gun and continued firing it until sunset, despite the heavy concentration of fire from the enemy's batteries and the ruined state of his own
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DIXON, Matthew Charles. (reg No. 332).
Captain (later Major General). Royal Regiment of Artillery.
London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857.
Born on 5th February, 1821 at Avranches, Brittany.
Died on 7th January 1905 at Pembury, Kent.
Memorial at Kensal Green cemetery, London.
Digest of Citation reads: On 17th April, 1855 in the Crimea, at about 2pm the battery commander by Captain Dixon was blown up by a shell from the enemy which burst in the magazine, destroying the parapets, killing or wounding 10 men, disabling five guns and covering a sixth with earth. Captain reopen the fire with the remaining gun and continued firing it until sunset, despite the heavy concentration of fire from the enemy's batteries and the ruined state of his own.
Additional information: Major General Dixon was a Companion of (the Order of) the Bath. (CB).
Additional information
Major General Dixon was a Companion of (the Order of) the Bath. (CB).
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