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Clarke, Dudley Wrangel
Clarke, Dudley Wrangel
SAS Rogue Heroes (tv series)
Date of birth:
April 27th, 1899 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Date of death:
May 7th, 1974 (London, United Kingdom)
Service number:
13136
Nationality:
British
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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
Mentioned in Dispatches
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."
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Unit:
Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force
,
Middle Eastern Command
,
British Army
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1945
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Unit:
Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force
,
Middle Eastern Command
,
British Army
Awarded on:
April 2nd, 1946
British War Medal 1914-1920
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Victory Medal 1914-1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Flying Badge
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
Photo 1:
LD 5401 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36950/supplement/1041/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35697/page/3946/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37138/supplement/3223/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1726/data.pdf
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Recommendation for Award for Clarke, Dudley Wrangel Rank: Lieutenant Colonel ... | The National Archives
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Recommendation for Award for Clarke, Dudley Wrangel Rank: Major Service No: ... | The National Archives
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SAS Rogue Heroes (tv series)