DUGDALE, Walter
| Service Number: | 51 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1902, Wilston, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Lancashire, England , 1880 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Ulcer, At sea aboard Transport "Custodian" , 15 June 1902 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 51 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 51, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
| 3 May 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 51, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Wilston, Brisbane, Qld. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of J R DUGDALE, Lucer Road, Gympie, Qld.
THE LATE PRIVATE W. DUGDALE.
A MEMORIAL service for the late Private W. Dugdale, of the 7th battalion of Commonwealth Horse, was held at the Methodist Church, Monkland, on Sunday afternoon last (says the "Gympie Truth" of the 20th ultimo). It will be remembered that Private Dugdale died on board the troop-ship Custodian from ulcer when within 350 miles of Durban. Members of B company, together with some of the returned contingenters, paraded at the church in honour of their deceased comrade, and there was a large congregation present.
The service was conducted by the Rev. H. Youngman, D.D., who delivered an able and impressive sermon, in the course of which he referred to the cost of the late war - not only in cash but in the loss of valuable lives of men who had fought and fallen for the Empire. The deceased, he said, had won marked respect by his excellent conduct and stirling good qualities duringhis short military career; and had previously shown his courage by standing forth as a soldier of Christ. The deceased had been a prominent member of the Methodist Church for some four years.
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