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241614 Pte. George Chambers "Dixie" Dean MM. British Army 11th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from:Durham My grandfather, George Dean, was born in Washington, County Durham, in 1915. He was a shipyard worker in Sunderland, when he joined the DLI Territorials in 1931. In May 1940 near Meteren, whilst serving with the 11th Battalion DLI as part of the British Expeditionary Force, he was awarded the Military Medal for his "determination and personal disregard for danger". He later served with 11 DLI in Iceland and finally, in 1942, transferred to the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Dixie Dean died in 1991. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.