John "Jack" Dickinson (1898-1917)
Darlington man who served with 1st/5th and 1st/6th DLI died as prisoner of war
John (known as Jack) Dickinson, the son of Thomas Henry and Margaret Annie Dickinson, was born in Darlington on 24 September 1898. He had five brothers and five sisters and lived in Darlington all his life until he enlisted in the 1/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (DLI) at Darlington. He was later transferred to the 1/6th Battalion and was wounded and captured in the spring of 1917. He was sent to the prisoner of war (POW) military hospital at Mulheim, where he died of blood poisoning on 30 April 1917.
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Civil Parish: Darlington
Birth date: 24-Sep-1898
Death date: 30-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: 4 Coldmans Yard, Archer Street, Darlington, Durham (1910 census)
17 Archer Street, Darlington, Durham (1911 census)
Family: Father: Thomas Henry Dickinson
Mother: Margaret Ann Dickinson (nee Wilson)
Siblings: Albert, Thomas, Charlotte, Margaret Ann, Florence, Harry, Mariah, Maud, Christopher & Alexander William Dickinson
Military service:
1/5th & 1/6th Battalions, Durham Light Infantry
Service Nos.: 3912 & 273069
Private
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Cologne Southern Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grave Ref.: XVI.A.11
D.L.I. 1914-1918 Book of Remembrance, Durham Cathedral
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Edwards
