Richard Sugden
British army officer
Brigadier-General Richard Edgar Sugden, (21 August 1871 – 9 May 1951) was a British Army officer who was highly decorated for his service in the First World War.
Early life
Sugden was the son of Richard Sugden and Sarah Elizabeth Ramsden. He was educated at Marlborough College.
Career
After leaving school Sugden went into the family business. He was also a keen rugby player, and played for Yorkshire Rugby Football Union in 1895 and 1896.
In 1899 he volunteered for service with the Imperial Yeomanry, and saw active service in the Second Boer War with the 3rd Battalion in the Transvaal. During the conflict he received a commission as a lieutenant. After the war ended in June 1902, Sugden returned home with the other officers and men of his battalion in the SS Kinfauns Castle leaving Cape Town in early August 1902. He relinquished his commission the following month and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant in the Army. In 1904 he transferred to the 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, a unit of the Territorial Army.
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