| Regimental number | 465 |
| Place of birth | Bournvale, Victoria |
| School | State and Grammar School, Maldon, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Address | Kelvin Grove, Northcote, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 157 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, E R Dugdale, Kelvin Grove, Northcote, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the 4th Battery, Australian Field Artillery, Warrnambool, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Camperdown, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Maldon, Victoria. Inscription beneath memorial window depicting St George reads: 'Pro Deo et Patria 1914 1919'. Parents: Edward Robert and Mary Burton DUGDALE, 1 Kelvin Grove, Northcote, Victoria. Native of Bowenvale, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, Lemnos, 5September 1915. Appointed Temporary Corporal, Anzac, 26 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Promoted Corporal, 25 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Detached for temporary duty at School of Instruction, 13 July 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 1 September 1916, declared 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 960705, 1781 Pte A.G. WRAGG, B Company, 60th Bn, 15 January 1917: 'He was a Cpl. and used to be in the 8th. Batt. on the Peninsula. He belonged to B. Co. He was killed at Fleurbaix on July 19th. He fell across my feet as he went down a few yards from the German trenches. I am sure he is the man enquired for and that he was killed outright.' Second statement, 4488 Pte W.G. FERGUSON, 59th Bn (patient, No 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen), 22 February 1917: 'At Fromelles during an attack, I saw him killed by Shell Fire (sic). I was quite close to him at the time. He belonged to B. Company.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DUGDALE Benjamin Robert
Red Cross File No 960705 |
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