Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. He was gazetted for the award on September 17, 1901 for his actions as a lieutenant in the 5th Lancers (Royal Irish), British Army on March 3, 1901 near Derby, South Africa during the Second Boer War. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, in 1899 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 5th Lancers and sent with his unit to South Africa where he saw action in several major engagements. While assigned to a command post near Derby, his patrol was attacked by the Boers on March 3, 1901, and he won the Victoria Cross for gallantry. The following year, he returned to England and was killed during a hunting accident in Charingworth, Gloucestershire at the age of 25. His Victoria Cross citation reads: "On 3rd March, 1901, Lieutenant Dugdale, who was in command of a small outpost near Derby, having been ordered to retire, his patrol came under a heavy fire at a range of about 250 yards, and a Sergeant, two men, and a horse were hit. Lieutenant Dugdale dismounted and placed one of the wounded men on his own horse; he then caught another horse, galloped up to a wounded man and took him up behind him, and brought both men safely out of action." In addition to the Victoria Cross, he received the Queen's South Africa Medal (1899-1902, with Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, and Belfast clasps) and the King's South Africa Medal (1901-1902, with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 clasps). His Victoria Cross and other medals are on display at The Queen's Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire, England.
Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. He was gazetted for the award on September 17, 1901 for his actions as a lieutenant in the 5th Lancers (Royal Irish), British Army on March 3, 1901 near Derby, South Africa during the Second Boer War. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, in 1899 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 5th Lancers and sent with his unit to South Africa where he saw action in several major engagements. While assigned to a command post near Derby, his patrol was attacked by the Boers on March 3, 1901, and he won the Victoria Cross for gallantry. The following year, he returned to England and was killed during a hunting accident in Charingworth, Gloucestershire at the age of 25. His Victoria Cross citation reads: "On 3rd March, 1901, Lieutenant Dugdale, who was in command of a small outpost near Derby, having been ordered to retire, his patrol came under a heavy fire at a range of about 250 yards, and a Sergeant, two men, and a horse were hit. Lieutenant Dugdale dismounted and placed one of the wounded men on his own horse; he then caught another horse, galloped up to a wounded man and took him up behind him, and brought both men safely out of action." In addition to the Victoria Cross, he received the Queen's South Africa Medal (1899-1902, with Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, and Belfast clasps) and the King's South Africa Medal (1901-1902, with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 clasps). His Victoria Cross and other medals are on display at The Queen's Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire, England.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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