Basic Details
Surname
Dugdale
Forenames
R W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative surname
Reverend
Alternative forename
Richard William
Served or died
Died
Honours
Military Cross
Notes
He was born in Salisbury on 9 November 1889 and was the 2nd son of the Revd Sydney Dugdale, Vicar of Lower Beeding, Sussex, and Edith [Marshall]. He was educated at Rugby School before winning an Exhibition at Corpus where he graduated with a 2nd class degree in Literae Humaniores in 1912 and was also Treasurer of the Debating Society in 1908. He travelled in India in 1912, became a Deacon, Priest and was a Curate at Rugby in 1913-1915. He had been a member of the University Contingent of the Officers’ Training Corps and enlisted in June 1915, winning the Military Cross on 3 March 1917 before he was killed in action.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
C F
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Chaplain
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Solesmes near Beaurain
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
23
Age at death
28
Manner of death as stated
Unknown
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action