Samuel Findlay Clark
| Samuel Findlay Clark | |
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| Born | 1909 Winnipeg, Canada |
| Died | 1998 (aged 88–89) |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Service/branch | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1933 – 1961 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Canadian Forces Decoration |
Lieutenant-General Samuel Findlay Clark, (1909 – 1998) CBE, CD was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1958 until 1961.
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[edit] Education
Clark received his early education in Winnipeg[1] and attended the University of Manitoba, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering (BSc EE) in 1932.[2] He subsequenly attended the University of Saskatchewan to obtain a degree in mechanical engineering (BSc ME) in 1933.[2]
[edit] Career
He enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1933, joining the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals as a Lieutenant.[2]
In 1938, he was promoted to Captain and posted to the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) as an associate professor of electrical and mechanical engineering.[2] At the time, the Harry Crerar was the RMC Commandant and Guy Simonds was the commander of a cadet company.[2] He was appointed Adjutant of the I Canadian Corps Signals.[2]
He served in World War II, initially as Commanding Officer of 5th Canadian Armoured Division Signals Regiment, and from 1942 as a General Staff Officer at Canadian Military Headquarters in London.[2] In 1943 he was made Chief Signals Officer at the Headquarters of II Canadian Corps and served in North West Europe.[2]
In 1945 he became Deputy Chief of the General Staff in Ottawa before becoming a member of the Military Committee of the Western European Union and then of NATO.[2] He became Quartermaster-General of the Canadian Army in 1951 and General Officer Commanding Central Command at Oakville, Ontario in 1955.[2] He was appointed Chief of the General Staff in 1958.[2]
[edit] Retirement
From until 1 October 1968 until 24 March 1973, Clark served as Colonel Commandant of the new Communications and Electronics Branch.[3] He died in 1998.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Who's who in Canada, Volume 58 edited by Charles Whately Parker, Barnet M. Greene
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Robert Engen, "Army Biography," Canadian Army Journal, Volume 11, No.2, Summer 2008 (pp. 93-95).
- ^ RCSigs History
- ^ From a speech given by Dr. R.H. Roy about the Lieutenant-General S. F. Clark, CBE CD Scholarship University of Victoria
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| Preceded by Howard Douglas Graham |
Chief of the General Staff 1958-1961 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Walsh |
