Harry Dimoline
Brigadier Harry Kenneth Dimoline CBE MBE DSO TD CPM was an officer in the Royal Artillery during World War II.A part-time officer in the 59th Medium Brigade, Royal Artillery of the Territorial Army during the 1920s and 1930s, Dimoline had risen to be second-in-command of the regiment by 1939. He was then charged with raising and commanding a duplicate regiment as the TA rapidly expanded just before the outbreak of World War II. He commanded 68th Medium Regiment at the Battle of Keren in East Africa and then in the Western Desert. In March 1942 he was promoted to
Commander Royal Artillery in 4th Indian Infantry Division, serving with it in North Africa, Tunisia and Italy; he was also acting commander of the 4th Indian Division during the Second Battle of Monte Cassino. He then served as CRA with 47th Infantry Division in the UK before taking up the same role with 17th Indian Infantry Division in Burma.Post-war
Dimoline served as Honorary Superintendent Auxiliary Police, Federation of Malaya, during the Malayan Emergency.Career summary
His elder brother was Major-General William Alfred DimolineFootnotes
