Dudley, Frederick Consett, son of John Gardner Dudley, M. D., of Hove, Sussex, by Charlotte Virginia, eldest daughter of Capt. Herbert Maynard, E. I. C. S., of Emberton, Glos; b. Jan. 22, 1874; adm. Sept. 16, 1886 (H); left April 1891; d. at Fort Morris, S. Africa, March 27, 1897.
DUDMAN, LUMSDEN SHIRREFF, only son of Joseph Dudman, Llandygwydd, Cardiganshire, Capt. EIC Maritime Service, and Catherine Welladvice, dau. of James Lumsden Shirreff (IGI); b. 13 Sep 1819; adm. 28 May 1834 (Scott's); left Mar 1837; Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 26 Oct 1837; BA 1842; ordained deacon 3 Mar 1844 (London), priest 1845 (Canterbury); Curate, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent 1844-6, Herne, Kent 1846-51; Rector of Pitney, Somerset, from 1851; m. 12 Aug 1857 his cousin Mary Anne Eve, younger dau. of James Hales Shirreff MD MRCS LSA, Lympstone, Devon; d. 21 Oct 1878.
Duerdin-Dutton, Tom, son of Thomas Duerdin Dutton, of Westminster; b. June 7, 1892; adm. May 4, 1905 (G); left Dec. 1909; adm. a solicitor Sept. 1916, and practised in Rochester Row, Westminster; served in France with the Queen's Westminster Rifles 1914-5 and 1918-9; in A.R.P. Service at outbreak of Great War II and during Battle of Britain; Sub-Lieut. (Sp.) R.N.V.R. April 9, 1944; Lieut.; released Sept. 1947 and appointed to a command in Sea Cadet Corps; m. May 3, 1944, Mildred Cecil, daughter of Lt.-Col. G.M.H. Ogilvy, K.O.S.B., of Berwick-on-Tweed.
Duff-Miller, William John, son of William Duff-Miller MB ChB, of Kensington, and Muriel, d. of A. K. Wallace of Dulwich; b. 2 May 1933; adm. Apr. 1947 (B); left Dec. 1949; Sorbonne Univ. Paris 1952; Principal London Tutors 1970-4; d. 27 May 1974.
DUFFYLD, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS 1542-4 (Chapter Muniments).
Dugdale, Alfred Stratford, son of Commander Edward Stratford Dugdale, R. N., of Aboyne, Aberdeen, by Alice Florence, daughter of Alfred Richards, barrister-at-law; b. Nov. 8, 1882; adm. from Cheltenham Coll. Sept. 24, 1896 (G); left April 1901; Merton Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1901; B.A. 1904; m. 1st Oct. 25, 1916, Eileen, elder daughter of Henry Gonne Browning, of Knightsbridge; 2nd Aug. 25, 1925, Phoebe Marianne, widow of Capt. Thomas Humphrey Sneyd, of Barford Hall, Staffs, and daughter of John Sharp Callender-Brodie, of Idries, Angus.
Dugdale, Joseph, son of Joseph Dugdale, cotton manufacturer, of Blackburn, Lancs, and Edith Berry of Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire; b. 7 Jan. 1914; adm. Jan. 1928 (H); left Dec. 1928; Northampton Engineering Coll., Islington; PO RAF July 1937, FO Feb. 1939, Flight Lieut. Sept. 1940, Temp. Sqdn Ldr Dec. 1941; DFC May 1942 for night attacks on German base at Trondheim; killed in action 26 July 1943.
Joseph Dugdale was born at Blackburn, Lancashire on the 7th of January 1914 the only son of Joseph Dugdale, a cotton manufacturer, and Edith (nee Berry) Dugdale of Park House, 2 East Park Road, Blackburn.
He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Homeboarders from January 1928 to December 1928. He went on to the Northampton Engineering College, Islington. He was commissioned as an Acting Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force on the 7th of September 1936 and was confirmed in his rank on the 13th of July 1937. He was promoted to Flying Officer on the 13th of February 1939 and was transferred to the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on the 13th of July 1940. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant on the 3rd of September 1940 and to Squadron Leader on the 1st of December 1941.
He was serving with 97 Squadron when he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in two night attacks on an enemy naval base at Trondheim. His award was announced by the Air Ministry on the 29th of May 1942 and the citation read: - “This officer has completed numerous operational missions, including 2 attacks by night on the German naval base at Trondheim in April, 1942. On the latter occasion, he commanded a formation of bombers and he played a large part in the success achieved. Recently he successfully carried out a minelaying mission in extremely unfavourable weather. This officer has performed excellent work and has contributed materially to the high standard and efficiency of his flight.”
He later transferred to 90 Squadron.
On the night of the 25th/26th of July 1943, Bomber Command dispatched 294 Lancasters, 211 Halifaxes, 104 Stirlings, 67 Wellingtons and 19 Mosquitos for an operation on Essen. The operation was considered to have been a success with heavy damage being achieved in the industrial areas in the eastern part of the city with the Krupps works received its most damaging raid of the war. 51 other industrial buildings were destroyed with a further 81 being damaged. 2,852 houses were destroyed with 500 people being killed on the ground. A further 12 people were missing and 1,208 were injured.
Joseph Dugdale and his crew took off from RAF West Wickham at 11.37pm on the 25th of July 1943 in Stirling Mk III EE904 WP-S for the operation. The aircraft is believed to have crashed into the North Sea in the area of Great Yarmouth.
The crew was: -
Squadron Leader Joseph Dugdale DFC (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant James Ferguson Bowman RNZAF (Rear Gunner)
Flying Officer Patrick Hector Conroy (Navigator)
Flying Officer Henry Alington Disbrowe (Air Bomber)
Flight Sergeant David Geoffrey Evans RAAF (2nd Pilot)
Sergeant Desmond Frank Augustus Hobbs (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant James Hamilton Keeley RNZAF (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Sergeant Norman Albert Young (Mid Upper Gunner)
Theirs was one of twenty six aircraft which failed to return from the raid.
It is believed that the aircraft collided with Halifax Mk II JD169 from 102 Squadron over the North Sea but it is not known whether it was during the outward or inward leg of their journey. The bodies of three of the crew were recovered from the sea some 15 miles off the coast near Yarmouth; the bodies of four of the crew from the 102 Squadron aircraft were recovered at the same time.
Norman Young’s body was washed ashore at Southwold, Suffolk with those of James Keeley and Henry Disbrowe also washing ashore on the English coast.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Blackburn.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial Panel 158.
Duke, Jeffery Stephan Edward, brother of John James Darbey Duke (qv); b. 10 Nov. 1920; adm. Sept. 1934 (B); left July 1939; RAF 1940-6; adm. a solicitor July 1950; practised in family firm at llminster, Somerset; m. 9 Feb. 1952 Hilary Marmont Lee, art teacher, d. of Alfred Ridgway Lee, wool manufacturer, of Woodchester, Gloucs; d. 25 Apr. 1990.
Duke, John James Darbey, son of Joseph Duke, solicitor, of llminster, Somerset, and Stephanie Alphonsine Rose Edouard Desirée, d. of Commandant Edouard Eugène Auguste Polsenaere, Chevalier de l'Ordre de Leopold, of Ghent; b. 25 May 1912; adm. Apr. 1926 (B); left Dec. 1930; adm. a solicitor June 1936; practised at Ilminster; Somerset LI (TA) 1931-42 (Capt.); RE (Movement Control) 1942-5 (Maj.), despatches (N. Africa) Sept. 1944, (Italy) July 1945; TD and clasp 1946, ERO 1958, clasp 1964; Lieut.-Col. RE (AER) Feb. 1960, Brevet Col. (RARO) Feb. 1965; m. 25 Sept. 1937 Ruth Ellen, d. of Bertram Wilfred Bartlett, bank manager, of Seaton, Devon; d. 14 Feb. 1988.
DUKE, RICHARD, son of Richard Duke, London, and his second wife Anne Pierce; b. 13 Jun 1658; adm.; KS 1670; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1675, adm. pens. 25 Jun 1675, scholar 1676, matr. 1678; 1st in “ordo” and BA 1678/9; MA 1682; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1681-c. 1689; ordained; Rector of Blaby, Leics., Jan 1687/8-1708; Prebendary of Gloucester from 6 Jul 1688; Proctor in Convocation for diocese of Gloucester; Chaplain to Queen Anne; Chaplain to Right Rev. Jonathan Trelawny (qv), Bishop of Winchester 1707; Rector of Witney, Oxfordshire, from Jul 1710; a friend of Francis Atterbury (qv) and of Matthew Prior (qv); his Poems upon Several Occasions were collected in 1717 and published with those of Wentworth, Earl of Roscommon; m. 1st, 1696 Mary, widow of Sir Edward More, Bank Hall, Lancaster, and of “Mun” Browne, London, and dau. of --- Ben; m. 2nd, 3 Dec 1708 Martha, dau. of Thomas Jordan, Witney, Oxfordshire; d. 10 Feb 1710/1. DNB.