Samuel Findlay Clark
Samuel Findlay Clark | |
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| Born | 1909 Commander of the Order of the British Empire Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant General Samuel Findlay Clark CBE, CD (1909–1998) was a senior Canadian Army officer who became Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the professional head of the Canadian Army, from 1958 until 1961.
Education
Clark received his early education in Winnipeg[1] and attended the University of Manitoba, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering (BSc EE) in 1932.[2] He subsequently attended the University of Saskatchewan to obtain a degree in mechanical engineering (BSc ME) in 1933.[2]
Career
He enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1933, joining the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals as a lieutenant.[2]
In 1938, he was promoted to
He served in
In 1945 he became Deputy Chief of the General Staff in
Retirement
From until 1 October 1968 until 24 March 1973, Clark served as colonel commandant of the new Communications and Electronics Branch.[3] He died in 1998.[4]
References
- ^ Who's who in Canada, Volume 58 edited by Charles Whately Parker, Barnet M. Greene
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Robert Engen, "Army Biography," Canadian Army Journal, Volume 11, No.2, Summer 2008 (pp. 93–95). Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RCSigs History
- ^ From a speech given by Dr. R.H. Roy about the Lieutenant-General S. F. Clark, CBE CD Scholarship University of Victoria