Issued: 15-Jun-1946, Canada Gazette
"For outstanding service over a period of nine years in the Royal Canadian Navy. Chief Petty Officer Dickson served for two years during the war in destroyers in the Battle of the Atlantic and he was chosen to serve aboard HMCS Ontario in the Pacific Theatre. His splendid example to the men in the Engine Room together with his keenness and high personal qualities, have at all times proven an inspirations to the junior ratings of his branch."