Goland Clarke
Goland Vanhalt Clarke CGM, DSO | |
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Born | 25 November 1875 7th Mounted Brigade 14th Cavalry Brigade |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Other work | Naturalist |
Brigadier-General Goland Vanhalt Clarke, CMG, DSO (25 November 1875 – 27 August 1944) was a cavalry officer in the British Army, a big game hunter, naturalist and collector.[1]
Early life
Clarke was born 25 November 1875 at Heywood Hall,
South Africa
Clarke took part in his first military action during the Second Boer War in South Africa (1900–1902). He was promoted to lieutenant on 24 February 1900,[4] and appointed to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), "for good service in Bruce Hamilton's operations in Ermelo District in December, 1901".[5] Following the end of the war in June 1902, he returned to England on the SS Custodian, landing at Southampton in August.[6]
Between wars
After the Boer War Clarke was promoted to
First World War
At the start of the
When the British forces were withdrawn from Gallipoli, Clarke served in the
Clarke died at Maudlyn House, Steyning, Sussex, on 27 August 1944. He is commemorated at the Highbrook War Memorial. A plaque to the north of the choir reads "Praemium Virtutis Honor Brig.Gen. Goland Vanholt Clarke CMG, DSO C.O. City of London Yeomanry 1915-17 C.O. 7th Mounted Brigade, 14th Cavalry Brigade 1917-19 Seventh son of Stephenson Clarke Born 25/11/1875 Died 27/8/1944 Maudlyn House Steyning".[8][14]
References
- ^ Jobling, p.175
- ^ "Goland Vanholt Clarke". PIPL. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "No. 26813". The London Gazette. 12 January 1897. p. 186.
- ^ "No. 27173". The London Gazette. 13 March 1900. p. 1711.
- ^ "No. 2741". The London Gazette. 28 January 1902. p. 581.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa - troops returning home". The Times. No. 36826. London. 22 July 1902. p. 11.
- ^ "No. 27729". The London Gazette. 1 November 1904. p. 7026.
- ^ .
- ^ "No. 28074". The London Gazette. 1 November 1907. p. 7298.
- ^ "No. 28645". The London Gazette. 17 September 1912. p. 6859.
- ^ Hamilton, p.VII
- ^ "The City of London Yeomanry (The Rough Riders)". Inns of Court and City Yeomanry. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "No. 30582". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1918. p. 3404.
- ^ "Highbrook". Roll of Honour Sussex. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
Bibliography
- Hamilton, A. S. (1936). The City of London Yeomanry (Roughriders). Hamilton Press.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. A and C Black. ISBN 978-1408125014.