The attached article about Dickie Clarke, written by Denis Wood, appeared in the August 2024 edition of the Military Historical Society Bulletin.
Dickie had a most varied and exciting career. As a young officer he took part in the first Chindit operation in Burma with the 3rd Battalion. He subsequently commanded a company in the Arakan and at the Battle of Tamandu. He commanded A Company of the 2nd Battalion in Malaya. Transferring to the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry he fought as a company second-in-command in Korea. Later he served on operations as a Ground Liaison Officer with the RAF in Cyprus and Aden, and as a company commander in 1 KSLI in Germany. No less impressive than his record of operational service was the fact that he and his wife Edda had eight children!
Dicky Clarke article by Denis Wood Aug 2024
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