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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.