SOE Clark, Robert Anthony

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Clark​

• FORENAME

Robert Anthony​

• UNIT

1 Special Force SOE​

• RANK

Sub Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

• AWARD

Distinguished Service Cross​

• PLACE

Italy 1944​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Royal Navy​

born 6.1.1924 Finchley, North London​

son of John and Gladys Clark​

educated Highgate School​

educated King's College, Cambridge 1941 (1 year)​

commissioned R.N.V.R. 1942​

HMS Collingwood, near Portsmouth​

HMS Fleetwood (Atlantic and Mediterranean)​

HMS King Alfred, Hove​

SOE June 1943​

Algeria September 1943 (amphibious ops)​

1 Special Force SOE December 1943​

Op. Clarion (Italy)​

parachuted into Italy 11.11.1943​

POW December 1944​

POW camp, near Bremen, Germany​

served Pacific 1945​

Lieutenant 1.3.1946​

demobilised 1946​

corporate lawyer, financier and merchant banker postwar​

clerk, Slaughter and May (law firm) (later Partner until 30.9.1961)​

merchant banker, Hill Samuel Bank (Chairman 1974-87)​

Knighted 10.2.1976​

Director of Bank of England 4.6.1976​

married Marjorie Lewis 1949 (served as radio operator at HQ 1 Special Force SOE, Monopoli) (2 sons,1 daughter)​

died 3.1.2013​

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