About Philip Clarke
Lived 1898 – 1966 (aged 68). Philip Clarke was a naval officer.
Rear Admiral Sir Charles Philip Clarke, (14 March 1898 – 13 November 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.
Naval career Clarke joined the Royal Navy in 1911 and was promoted to midshipman in 1914 at the start of the First World War. He served in the Second World War becoming commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Caledon in July 1939 and commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Glasgow in November 1943.
Clarke became Director of Mobilisation at the Admiralty in March 1946 and Flag Officer, Malta in June 1948. In retirement he served as President of the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers from 1955 to 1956.
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Who was Philip Clarke?
British navy officer
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Philip Clarke was born on 14 March 1898.
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Philip Clarke died on 13 November 1966.
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Philip Clarke was a naval officer.
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