Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1855

Place of Birth: Upton St Leonards, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Apr-1909

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements

  • Major General Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements, (9 February 1855 – 2 April 1909), commonly known as R.
  • A.
  • P.
  • Clements, was a senior British Army officer.
  • Clements, the son of a churchman, fought in the Xhosa War of 1877–1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War as a junior officer.
  • He was twice wounded during the Third Anglo-Burmese War while serving as a brigade major, being mentioned in dispatches.
  • After commanding a battalion of the South Wales Borderers during the late 1890s, he was appointed a brigade commander during the Second Boer War.
  • Clements commanded the Colesberg front in early 1900, but was surprised at the Battle of Nooitgedacht in December, managing to extricate his force from the latter.
  • After the Boer War he served in India, rising to divisional command before his death.

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