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Robert Maxwell Dudgeon

1881 – 1962

Scottish soldier and policeman

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Lived 1881 – 1962 (aged 81). Robert Maxwell Dudgeon was a police officer.

Robert Maxwell Dudgeon, CBE, DSO, MC, JP (20 February 1881 – 6 November 1962 ) was a British Army officer and civil servant.

The eldest son of Colonel Robert Francis Dudgeon, CB, he was educated at Uppingham School and Loretto School. Following nomination from the Authorities of Public Schools, he was commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders as a second lieutenant on 5 January 1901.

He saw active service with the 1st Battalion of his regiment in South Africa, during the Second Boer War. After the war ended in June 1902, Dudgeon and other men of the 1st battalion left Cape Town in the SS Dunera in late September 1902, arriving at Southampton early the following month. He went on to become brigadier-general before he retired in 1920.

From 1920 to 1930, he was Governor of HM Prison Edinburgh; and from 1930 to 1945 Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland.

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Education
Loretto School, Uppingham School
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Knight Bachelor

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Who was Robert Maxwell Dudgeon?

Scottish soldier and policeman

When was Robert Maxwell Dudgeon born?

Robert Maxwell Dudgeon was born on 20 February 1881.

When did Robert Maxwell Dudgeon die?

Robert Maxwell Dudgeon died on 6 November 1962.

What was Robert Maxwell Dudgeon's occupation?

Robert Maxwell Dudgeon was a police officer.

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· Wikipedia: Robert Maxwell Dudgeon

· Wikidata: Q24284412

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