Dykes, Vivian "Dumbie"
- Date of birth:
- December 9th, 1898
- Date of death:
- January 29th, 1943
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Graves St Michael Churchyard
Plot: 2. Row: 9. Grave: 2. - Nationality:
- British
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Staff, Department of the Quartermaster General to the Forces, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1928
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- Oversea Defence Committee, Committee of Imperial Defence, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1939
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier
- Unit:
- Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- February 23rd, 1943
War Department, General Orders No. 69 (posthumously awarded)
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