Sir Collingwood Dickson | |
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Born | Valenciennes, France | 20 November 1817
Died | 28 November 1904 London, England | (aged 87)
Buried | Kensal Green Cemetery, London |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1835–1877 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Battles / wars | First Carlist War Crimean War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight's Cross of the Order of Charles III (Spain) Royal and Military Order of San Fernando (Spain) Knight's Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain) Legion of Honour (France) Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire) |
Relations | Major General Sir Alexander Dickson (father) |
General Sir Collingwood Dickson VC, GCB (20 November 1817 – 28 November 1904) was a senior British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.