Arthur Dugdale
Colonel Arthur Dugdale CMG DSO (2 February 1869 – 27 April 1941) was a British Army officer. He was Commander of the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars during the First World War.[1]
Arthur Dugdale CMG DSO | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1869 Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 27 April 1941 (aged 72) Sezincote House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Order of St Michael and St George |
Dugdale was born in Burnley, Lancashire, the son of James Dugdale (1835–1915). He was a first cousin of Conservative MP Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne. When he was 15, James Dugdale purchased the majestic Sezincote House in the Cotswolds.[2] Arthur was educated at Winchester College and at Christ Church, Oxford.[1]
During the First World War, he commanded the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1915 Birthday Honours[3] and awarded the Distinguished Service Order in the 1919 New Year Honours.[4]
In 1904, he married Ethel Innes, eldest daughter of Colonel John Sherston DSO and sister of Brigadier John Reginald Vivian Sherston DSO OBE MC. They had a son, John Dugdale, a journalist and Labour politician.[1]
Dudale died at Sezincote House, aged 71.[1]
References
- "Obituaries: Colonel A. Dugdale". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 29 April 1941. p. 7.
- Historic England. "Sezincote (1000433)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- "No. 29202". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1915. p. 6114.
- "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 18.