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John Henry Dickinson of the 6th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, died aged 22 on 29 Sep 1916 in heavy fighting on the Somme near the village of Bouzincourt. The Beverley Guardian 16 Dec 1916 stated that John was reported as “wounded and missing since September 29th” and contained an appeal by his parents for further information. The Beverley Guardian of 25 Aug 1917 finally contained the news that his parents had received notification that John was now presumed dead. His remains are buried in the Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France.
John was born in Beverley 19 Sep 1894 and baptised in Beverley Minster 8 Oct 1894. His family lived at 83 Minstermoorgate. His father John William Dickinson, originally from Walkington, worked as a labourer in a local tannery. His mother Jane Ann Dickinson was from Hull. The couple later had a grocery shop in the street. In 1911 John was employed as a hall boy. In 1912 when he joined the Oddfellows Friendly Society he was listed as a page boy. John enlisted in Malton in 1915, he was in the employ of Mr St Quentin, Scampston Hall at the time. John was a Private in the Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) and arrived in France in the spring of 1916 according to the Beverley Guardian of 16 Dec 1916.
John was the recipient of the War and Victory Medals. He is remembered on the Hengate War Memorial in Beverley and on the East Riding Memorial in Beverley Minster
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