Honorific Prefix: | Rear-Admiral |
Sir Philip Clarke | |
Birth Date: | 14 March 1898 |
Death Date: | 13 November 1966 (aged 68) |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Rank: | Rear Admiral |
Branch: | Royal Navy |
Commands: | HMS Caledon HMS Glasgow Malta Dockyard |
Battles: | World War I World War II |
Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Rear Admiral Sir Charles Philip Clarke, (14 March 1898 - 13 November 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.
Clarke joined the Royal Navy in 1911 and was promoted to midshipman in 1914 at the start of the First World War.[1] 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.[2]
Clarke became Director of Mobilisation at the Admiralty in March 1946 and Flag Officer, Malta in June 1948.[3] In retirement he served as President of the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers from 1955 to 1956.[4]