Harry Kenneth Dimoline

Infobox Military Person
name=Harry Kenneth Dimoline
lived= 1903 - 1972
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United Kingdom
branch=British Indian Army
serviceyears=
rank= Brigadier
commands=Royal Artillery, Indian 4th Infantry Division (1942 to 1944)
Indian 4th Infantry Division (Acting) (1944)
Royal Artillery, 47th (London) Infantry Division (1944)
Royal Artillery, Indian 17th Infantry Division (1944 to 1945)
unit=
battles=North Africa Campaign
Italian Campaign
Burma Campaign
awards= CBE (1943) [LondonGazette|issue=36261|startpage=5171|date=23 November 1943|accessdate=2007-11-29]
MBE (1938) [LondonGazette|issue=34518|supp=yes|startpage=3694|date=7 June 1938|accessdate=2007-11-29]
DSO (1942) [LondonGazette|issue=35697|startpage=3948|date=8 September 1942|accessdate=2007-11-29]
TD (date?)
CPM (1952)LondonGazette|issue=39421|supp=yes|startpage=35|date=28 December 1951|accessdate=2007-11-29]
Mentioned in Despatches
(1941) [LondonGazette|issue=35396|startpage=7339|endpage=7342|date=26 December 1941|accessdate=2007-11-29]
(1945) [LondonGazette|issue=36886|supp=yes|startpage=315|endpage=316|date=9 January 1945|accessdate=2007-11-29]
(1946) [LondonGazette|issue=37558|supp=yes|startpage=2208|endpage=2209|date=7 May 1946|accessdate=2007-11-29]
laterwork=Brigadier Harry Kenneth Dimoline CBE MBE DSO TD CPM (6 September? 1903–15 November 1972 [LondonGazette|issue=45846|startpage=14701|date=8 December 1972|accessdate=2007-11-29] ) was an artillery officer in the British and British Indian Armies during World War II.

World War II

Dimoline held appointments during World War II as Brigadier, Commander Royal Artillery, in Indian 4th Infantry Division (in North Africa and Tunisia and also the Italian Campaign), 47th (London) Infantry Division (in the UK) and Indian 17th Infantry Division in Burma. He was acting commander of the Indian 4th Infantry Division during the second Battle of Monte Cassino.

Post-war

Dimoline served as Honorary Superintendent (police) Auxiliary Police, Federation of Malaya, during the Malayan Emergency.

Career summary

* Commissioned into 59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery, Territorial Army as second lieutenant (19 October 1921) [LondonGazette|issue=32662|supp=yes|startpage=2796|date=4 April 1922|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Promoted lieutenant (19 October 1923) [LondonGazette|issue=32881|startpage=7949|date=20 November 1923|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Promoted captain (1 July 1926), initially a provisional rank, [LondonGazette|issue=33181|startpage=4543|date=9 July 1926|accessdate=2007-11-29] later confirmed [LondonGazette|issue=33203|startpage=6099|date=21 September 1926|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Promoted major (29 May 1931) [LondonGazette|issue=33727|startpage=3394|date=19 June 1931|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Promoted lieutenant-colonel (5 May 1939) [LondonGazette|issue=34622|supp=yes|startpage=3001|date=5 May 1939|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Commander Royal Artillery 4th Indian Division, North Africa - Italy (1942 - 1944)
* Acting major-general (6 February 1944–9 March 1944) [LondonGazette|issue=36908|supp=yes|startpage=565|date=23 January 1945|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Acting General Officer Commanding 4th Indian Division, Italy (1944)
* Commander Royal Artillery 47th (London) Infantry Division (1944)
* Commander Royal Artillery Indian 17th Infantry Division, Burma (1944 - 1945)
* Substantive colonel (11 April 1945) [LondonGazette|issue=37459|supp=yes|startpage=854|date=5 February 1946|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Supernumerary colonel and honorary brigadier (20 December 1945) [LondonGazette|issue=38405|supp=yes|startpage=5044|date=14 September 1948|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Transfer to Territorial Army Reserve of Officers (13 February 1951) [LondonGazette|issue=39146|supp=yes|startpage=781|date=9 February 1951|accessdate=2007-11-29]
* Retired (6 September 1961) [LondonGazette|issue=42456|supp=yes|startpage=6541|date=5 September 1961|accessdate=2007-11-29]

Personal

His elder brother was Major-General William Alfred Dimoline

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