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Dennis Donnini was born on 17 November, 1925 in Easington Colliery, County Durham, England. He was the son of a coal miner and grew up in a working-class family. He attended the local grammar school and went on to study at Durham University, where he earned a degree in economics. After graduating, he worked as a coal miner for a few years before joining the Royal Air Force in 1945. He served in the RAF for five years, during which time he was stationed in India and the Middle East. After leaving the RAF, he worked in the coal industry for a few years before moving to London in the early 1950s. In London, he worked as a financial analyst and eventually became a successful stockbroker. He was also a keen amateur photographer and was a member of the Royal Photographic Society. Dennis Donnini was married to his wife, Mary, for over 50 years until her death in 2006. He had two children, a son and a daughter. Dennis Donnini passed away on 28 April, 2018 at the age of 92. He was a successful businessman and a respected member of the community. He was also a passionate photographer and a devoted family man.

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Age 20 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 17 November, 1925
Birthday 17 November
Birthplace Easington Colliery, County Durham, England
Date of death 18 January 1945 (aged 19) - Selfkant, Nazi Germany
Died Place Selfkant, Nazi Germany
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2019

Donnini was 19 years old, and a fusilier in the 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

1945

On 18 January 1945 during Operation Blackcock, Fusilier Donnini's platoon was ordered to attack the small village of Stein in Selfkant Germany, close to the Dutch border. On leaving their trench they immediately came under heavy fire from a house and Fusilier Donnini was hit in the head. After recovering consciousness he charged 30 yards down the open road and hurled a grenade through the nearest window, whereupon the enemy fled pursued by Fusilier Donnini and the survivors of his platoon. He was wounded a second time, but continued firing his Bren gun until he was killed after the grenade he was carrying was hit by a bullet and exploded. His gallantry had enabled his comrades to overcome twice their own number of the enemy.

1925

Fusilier Dennis Donnini VC (17 November 1925 – 18 January 1945) was an English 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.

Dennis Donnini was born to Italian-born Alfred Donnini and his English wife Catherine (née Brown), on 17 November 1925 in Easington Colliery. His father owned an ice cream parlour in Easington and attended Corby Grammar School in Sunderland, now known as St. Aidans School. Before he enlisted, Donnini had two brothers enter the military. Alfred Donnini was captured at Dunkirk and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp, while Lewis Donnini died of wounds on 1 May 1944.