Claro Times - 8th October 1915

Lieutenant G F Dimmock, son of Dr A F Dimmock, was wounded in the right arm on September 27th, and is now in a base hospital in France. He obtained his commission in the 18th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers from the Durham University OTC in September, 1914, and went into training with the battalion at Halton Camp. He was gazetted full lieutenant in January last. Early in May the battalion moved to Whitley Camp, and proceeded to the Front on September 9th. For a fortnight the battalion was billeted in a French village near the big offensive movement which started September 25th.