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We remember William Francis Brougham Radclyffe Dugmore
We remember William Francis Brougham Radclyffe Dugmore
Timeline
Timeline
1869
birth
United Kingdom
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1st October 1869
1879
education
Number 2175
Elizabeth College
La Grange
Guernsey
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May 1879
1887
enlistment
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1887
1887
service
British Army
Trooper
17th Lancers
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1887 - 1904
1894
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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20th June 1894 - 10th December 1895
1894
commission
Regular
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June 1894
1895
service
Other Empire Force
Second Class Assistant
Uganda Protectorate Forces
Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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11th December 1895
1896
awards
East and West Africa Medal
Other War Service Award
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1896
1896
service
Other Empire Force
Second Lieutenant
King's African Rifles
Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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1896 - 1897
1897
service
British Army
Lieutenant
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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1897 - 11th January 1901
1897
service
Other Empire Force
Lieutnant
King's African Rifles
Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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1897 - 1898
1899
awards
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
British Award/Decoration
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24th January 1899
1899
service
Other Empire Force
Local Captain
Uganda Rifles
Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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2nd February 1899
1899
appointments
Special Service Officer, South Africa
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1899 - 1902
1901
service
British Army
Captain
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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12th January 1901
1901
service
Other Empire Force
Local Major
Mounted Infantry
2nd Kitchener's Fighting Scouts
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6th May 1901 - 1st September 1901
1902
appointments
Special Service Officer, Somaliland
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1902 - 1904
1902
awards
Africa General Service Medal
Other War Service Award
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1902
1902
service
Other Empire Force
Captain
Somaliland Field Force
Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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1902
1902
service
British Army
Captain
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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9th September 1902 - 8th December 1905
1905
service
Other Empire Force
Captain
Colonial Office
Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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9th December 1905
1906
service
Other Empire Force
Captain
Liberian Development Company
Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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27th March 1906 - 17th September 1907
1908
service
British Army
Captain
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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5th July 1908 - 16th March 1909
1908
location
Tournay Barracks, Farnborough
United Kingdom
military residence address
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14th August 1908
1909
discharge
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16th March 1909
1909
service
British Army
Captain
Reserve of Officers
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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17th March 1909 - 10th October 1914
1911
awards
1911 Coronation Medal
Other War Service Award
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1911
1911
marriage
Phyllis Usher
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1911
1914
appointments
Assistant Provost Marshall
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11th October 1914
1914
service
British Army
Captain
General List
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11th October 1914
1915
appointments
Battalion Commander, 1/4th Ox and Bucks Light Inf
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3rd May 1915 - 28th December 1915
1915
service
British Army
Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1/4th Battalion
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3rd May 1915 - 28th December 1915
1916
appointments
Battalion Commander, 1st North Staffs Regt
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24th March 1916 - 12th June 1917
1916
service
British Army
Temporary Major
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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24th March 1916
1916
service
British Army
Major
Reserve of Officers
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
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6th May 1916
1916
service
British Army
Acting Lieutenant Colonel
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
1st Battalion
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6th May 1916 - 21st August 1916
appointments
Second in Command, 72nd Highlanders (Canadian)
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1917
death
Killed in Action
Ypres
Belgium
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12th June 1917
awards
Central Africa Medal
Other War Service Award
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awards
East and Central Africa Medal
Other War Service Award
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awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
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awards
Queen's South Africa Medal
Other War Service Award
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education
Oratory
Edgebaston
United Kingdom
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education
St Mary's College
Oscott
United Kingdom
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hospitalisation
In hospital for two months
Hospital/Institution
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marriage
Phyllis Usher
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service
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Major
72nd Highlanders
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service
British Army
Acting Lieutenant Colonel
The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)
1st Battalion
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theatres
Egypt :4
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theatres
Indian Frontier :6g
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burial
West-Vlaanderen
LIeper, West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
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Details
Details
Names
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournay Barracks, Farnborough | United Kingdom | military residence address | known 14th August 1908 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Uganda Protectorate Forces | Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Second Class Assistant | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Lieutenant | |||
| Other Empire Force | Uganda Rifles | Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Local Captain | ||
| Other Empire Force | King's African Rifles | Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Second Lieutenant | ||
| Other Empire Force | King's African Rifles | Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Lieutnant | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Captain | |||
| Other Empire Force | Mounted Infantry | 2nd Kitchener's Fighting Scouts | Local Major | ||
| Other Empire Force | Somaliland Field Force | Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Captain | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Captain | |||
| Other Empire Force | Colonial Office | Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Captain | ||
| Other Empire Force | Liberian Development Company | Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Captain | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Captain | |||
| British Army | Reserve of Officers | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Captain | ||
| British Army | General List | Captain | |||
| British Army | Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | 1/4th Battalion | Temporary Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Temporary Major | |||
| British Army | Reserve of Officers | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Major | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | 1st Battalion | Acting Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| Canadian Expeditionary Force | 72nd Highlanders | Major | |||
| British Army | 17th Lancers | Trooper | |||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) | 1st Battalion | Acting Lieutenant Colonel |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 Coronation Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| 1914/15 Star | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Africa General Service Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Central Africa Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| DSO | British Award/Decoration | |
| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | British Award/Decoration | |
| East and Central Africa Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| East and West Africa Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Queen's South Africa Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Honourable Evelyn Mary Dugmore nee Brougham | mother | ||
| Captain Francis Dugmore | father |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phyllis Usher | wife | ||
| Phyllis Usher | wife | 1911 |
Media
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Lieutenant Colonel William Francis Brougham Radclyffe DugmoreLieutenant Colonel William Francis Brougham Radclyffe Dugmore DSO. Unit: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, attached to 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 02 June 1917 Western Front. | CWGC family information: Son of the late Capt. Francis Dugmore and the Hon. Evelyn Mary Dugmore; husband of Phyllis Dugmore (nee Usher). | Head and shoulders portraitContributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | M2740 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | M2740 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | M2740 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | M2740 | |
| South Africa Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription | M2740 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| London Gazette | M2740 | |
| The Elizabethan | M2740 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Lt Col W F B R Dugmore DSO | M2740 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel William Francis Brougham Radclyffe Dugmore | James201 |
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