Frederick Dudgeon

Born| 1866
Died| 1943
Allegiance| United Kingdom
Service/branch| British Army
Rank| Major-General
Commands held| 2nd Bn, the South Lancashire Regiment
42nd Infantry Brigade
56th (1/1st London) Division
50th (Northumbrian) Division
Awards| Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Frederick Annesley Dudgeon CB (1866–1943) was a British Army officer.

## Military career

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Dudgeon was commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment on 29 August 1885.[1] He served on the Western Front in the First World War as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the South Lancashire Regiment from 1915, as commander of the 42nd Infantry Brigade from later that year and then as General Officer Commanding 56th (1/1st London) Division in August 1917.[2] After the war he became commander of 8th Infantry Brigade in October 1919 and then General Officer Commanding the 50th (Northumbrian) Division from July 1923 until he retired in July 1927.[3]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1915 Birthday Honours.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "No. 25506". The London Gazette. 28 August 1885. p. 4084.
2. ^ "Private Papers of Major-General F A Dudgeon". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
4. ^ "No. 12822". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 June 1915. p. 907.

Military offices

Preceded by

William Smith

|  GOC 56th (1/1st London) Division
1917–1918  | Succeeded by

Charles Hull

Preceded by

Sir Percival Wilkinson

|  GOC 50th (Northumbrian) Division
1923–1927  | Succeeded by

Sir George Cory