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Clarke, Dudley Wrangel

Date of birth:
April 27th, 1899 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Date of death:
May 7th, 1974 (London, United Kingdom)
Service number:
13136
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force, Middle Eastern Command, British Army
Awarded on:
September 9th, 1942
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Unit:
Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force, Middle Eastern Command, British Army
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1945
"The planning and implementation of deception measures which have played a major part in the successes achieved in this theatre have been due in large measure to the originality of thought, imagination and initiative displayed by this officer."
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Unit:
Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force, Middle Eastern Command, British Army
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1945
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Unit:
Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force, Middle Eastern Command, British Army
Awarded on:
April 2nd, 1946
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)

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