Arthur Dingle

Arthur James Dingle

Dingle in army uniform, 1914
Date of birth	(1891-10-16)16 October 1891
Place of birth	Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham
Date of death	22 August 1915(1915-08-22) (aged 23)
Place of death	Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli, Turkey
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1911–1912 1913–1914 1915 Oxford University RFC Hartlepool Rovers Barbarians 1 ? 1 (3) (117) (3) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1913–1914 County Durham 7 (48) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1913–1914  England 3 (0)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1915
Rank	Captain
Unit	6th East Yorkshire Regiment
Battles/wars	Gallipoli Campaign: Suvla Bay Landing Battle of Scimitar Hill
Memorials	Helles Memorial (panels 51–54)

Position(s)	Centre, wing
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1911–1912 1913–1914 1915	Oxford University RFC Hartlepool Rovers Barbarians	1 ? 1	(3) (117) (3)
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1913–1914	County Durham	7	(48)
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1913–1914	England	3	(0)

Arthur "Mud" James Dingle (16 October 1891 – 22 August 1915) was a rugby union centre and wing, who won three caps for England, and played for County Durham, Hartlepool Rovers and Oxford University.

He was born and raised in County Durham, attending Durham School, where he was head boy and excelled at many sports, especially rugby. He went on to study at Keble College, Oxford, playing rugby for the college and captaining the team in his final year. He played in the 1911 Varsity Match, in which he scored a try. He was first selected for England in February 1913, against Ireland, although he had not been picked for Oxford that year. After graduating, he returned to Durham School as a master. He played for Hartlepool Rovers, scoring 55 tries in the 1913–14 season, as well as four hat-tricks for County Durham, helping them reach the County Championship finals. He was picked for England against Scotland and France in the last international matches before the outbreak of the First World War.

Dingle, who had been a member of the Oxford Officers Training Corps, was gazetted second lieutenant in the 6th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment, which took part in the Suvla Bay Landing of the Gallipoli Campaign on 6 August 1915. His battalion took Scimitar Hill on 9 August, with great loss of life, only to be forced to make a tactical withdrawal. On 21 August, the Battle of Scimitar Hill ensued, a disaster for Britain and her allies: Dingle was killed the following day, defending a trench that had earlier been captured. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the missing dead.