Thomas Johnstone Dickson
He was a Draper's Assistant on leaving School in Marton, North Yorkshire.
He was a Draper in 1911.
- Family History
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Eldest Son of : Thomas Johnstone Dickson Senior and Catherine Jane Dickson, nee, Atkinson.
Thomas Johnstone Dickson Senior was a Draper with "Dickson and Benson Ltd."
Brother of : Ada Mary Dickson : Born : 1881 : Catherine Jane Dickson Junior : Born : 1884 : Jessie Dickson : Born : 1887 : Elsie Dickson : Born : 1891 : Coates William Dickson : Born : 1896.
According to the 1901 Census the Family were living at : Park Road Villas, Middlesbrough, Thomas Johnstone Senior, Head, a Draper.
On leaving school Thomas Johnstone Dickson Junior became a Draper's Assistant in Marton, North Yorkshire.
By the time of the 1911 Census he was a Draper, a Visitor with the Richards Family at : Moreland, Cleveland, Yorkshire.
He married Edna M. Meredith in 1923, their Daughter, June Dickson was born in 1924, they had five other children, names unknown, the marriage ended in divorce, date, unknown.
In 1928 he visited Montreal aboard the "Regina", he was still a Draper, resident at : The Friary, Middleton St. George, near Darlington.
At the time of the 1939 Register he was living at : Belgrave Square, Nottingham.
His future second Wife, Constance Alice Johnson was living with her Mother at : Henson Lane, Radcliffe On Trent, Nottinghamshire, they were married in 1940..
At the time of his death his next of kin was : Constance Alice Dickson, nee Johnson of : Stratford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.
A member of the Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry, he was Commisioned Second Lieutenant on the 7th December 1915 into Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment.
Landed in France in 1916, joining the 1st/4th Battalion, Alexandra Princess Of Wales's Own, Yorkshire Regiment along with six other Officers on the 31st July 1916.
He was wounded on the 22nd september 1916, he was sent home to recover and from then was appointed to a training post at Catterick Camp, the scene of his near brush with death in 1917 that earned him the Albert Medal, see the Citation in the extra Information section.
Due to his age at the outbreak of World War Two he enlisted as a Cashier in the Royal Army Pay Corps., with the rank of Second Lieutenant : London Gazette : 19th September 1942 : Page : 5408. : Promoted : Lieutenant in February 1943.
Died whilst still serving in the Army on the 6th August 1945, aged, 52 years old.
Buried : Radcliffe on Trent Parish Council Cemetery.
Grave Reference : Section : B. : Grave : 197L.
Lieutenant, Thomas Johnstone Dickson was awarded the Albert Medal for his heroic actions during World War One.
Albert Medal Citation :
"On the 26th June 1917, Lieutenant (then Second Lieutenant) was instructing a man in throwing live bombs.
One of the bombs failed to clear the parapet and fell back into the breastwork.
Lieutenant Dickson told the man to run to safety, and himself did so.
On reaching shelter he found that the man had not followed.
He at once ran back into the breastwork, and saw the man crouching in a corner on the far side of the bomb.
He ran past the bomb, siezed the man and dragged him back past the bomb into safety just before the bomb exploded.
Had not Lieutenant Dickson deliberately returned into the danger zone, the man would almost certainly have been killed."
The current location of his Albert Medal is unknown, it had sold at Spinks for £6,500 including a framed original Post Office telegram dated 3rd April 1918 "requiring Dickson to attend at Buckingham Palace at 10 Am on the 6th April 1918 to receive Albert Medal."
The Albert Medal is a prestigious award for gallantry at sea or on land.
Dickson's bravery and committment to his duty were recognized with this award.
Research and photographs by Gary Crosby.
CWGC Headstone of Lieutenant, Thomas Johnstone Dickson AM.
CWGC Headstone of Lieutenant, Thomas Johnstone Dickson AM in Radcliffe On Trent Parish Cemetery, Radcliffe On Trent, Nottinghamshire by Gary Crosby on the 16th March 2026..
Photo of Thomas Johnstone Dickson's Albert Medal.
Photograph of Thomas Johnstone Dickson's Albert Medal supplied by Gary Crosby.