Clemens, Warren Frederick Martin
- Date of birth:
- April 17th, 1915 (Aberdeen, Scotland)
- Date of death:
- May 31st, 2009 (Australia)
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Major Clemens joined the Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force in 1938 and served as coastwatcher during the Second World War. He wrote the classic book, Alone on Guadalcanal: A Coastwatcher's Story.
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force (BSIPDF), British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Colonial Secretary, British Government
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1942
Legion of Merit - Legionnaire (LoM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force (BSIPDF), British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Colonial Secretary, British Government
- Awarded on:
- April 21st, 1944
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1956
- Rank:
- Defence Secretary Cyprus
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1960
Member to the Order of Australia (AM)
- Awarded on:
- 1993
Obituaries report this honour as the lesser Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Sources
- Photo 1: Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph USMC 50505 from the USMC University history division (Public Domain)
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41909/supplement/24
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40787/supplement/3123
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35821/supplement/5437
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36478/supplement/1821
- Honour List
- Major spied on Japanese
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