1. Thomas Fasti Dinesen was a Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
10 Facts About Thomas Dinesen
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Thomas Dinesen was the younger brother of the author Karen Blixen.
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Thomas Dinesen was born in an affluent and landed family in Rungsted, Denmark.
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Thomas Dinesen enlisted in the 236th Battalion, CEF before transferring to the 42nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force: the Royal Highlander Regiment, known as the Black Watch of Canada.
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Thomas Dinesen was credited with killing 12 of the enemy using both bayonet and grenade, and with inspiring his comrades at a very critical stage of the action.
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Thomas Dinesen's name appears on the List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients.
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Thomas Dinesen was commissioned and later achieved the rank of lieutenant.
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In 1918, Thomas Dinesen moved to British East Africa to help his sister manage her coffee farm in the Ngong hills southwest of Nairobi.
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Thomas Dinesen designed and largely built the farm's coffee-roasting plant.
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Early in 1923, Thomas Dinesen left the colonial life and returned to Denmark.