Francis Coningsby Hannam Clarke Explained

Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant-Colonel
Francis Coningsby Hannam Clarke
Honorific Suffix:CMG, FRGS, FRCI
Birth Date:4 February 1842
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium[1]
Death Place:Hove, Brighton, England
Allegiance:British Ceylon
Branch:Ceylon Defence Force
Rank:Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:Royal Artillery
Commands:Commander of the Ceylon Volunteers

Lt.-Col. Francis Coningsby Hannam Clarke (4 February 1842 – 27 August 1893)[2] was a British military officer and colonial administrator who served as the first Commander of the Ceylon Volunteers. He was appointed on 20 April 1888 until 27 August 1893. He succeeded William Wilby as General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was succeeded by Henry Byrde.[3]

He was the ninth Surveyor General of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1883, succeeding A. B. Fyers, and held the office until 1893. He was succeeded by David G. Mantell.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 1891 England Census
  2. Book: The Bombay Artillery List of Officers . 1902 . William Clowes & Sons . 112–113 . 24 June 2018 . en.
  3. Web site: Commandants. ceylondatabase.net. 21 March 2014. 22 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140322002146/http://ceylondatabase.net/military.html. dead.
  4. Web site: History. Survey Department of Sri Lanka. 14 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416050210/http://www.survey.gov.lk/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=55&lang=en. 16 April 2014.