Goland Vanhalt Clarke
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Goland Vanhalt Clarke CGM, DSO |
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| Born | 25 November 1875 Denstone, Staffordshire |
| Died | 27 August 1944 Steyning, Sussex |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 , British Army
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| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands held |
City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) 7th Mounted Brigade 14th Cavalry Brigade |
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| Other work |
Big game hunter Naturalist |
Second Boer War
First World War
Brigadier-General Goland Vanhalt Clarke, CMG, DSO (25 November 1875 – 27 August 1944) was a cavalry officer in the British Army, a big game hunter, naturalist and collector.
Clarke was born 25 November 1875 at Heywood Hall, Denstone, Staffordshire. He was educated at Winchester College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After graduation he initially joined the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards in March 1896, but on 13 January 1897 he transferred to the 18th (Princess of Wales's) Hussars as a second-lieutenant.
Clarke took part in his first military action during the Second Boer War in South Africa (1900-1902). He was promoted to lieutenant on 24 February 1900, and appointed to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), "for good service in Bruce Hamilton's operations in Ermelo District in December, 1901". Following the end of the war in June 1902, he returned to England on the SS Custodian, landing at Southampton in August.
After the Boer War Clarke was promoted to captain on 28 September 1904. The same year as he became a member of the British Ornithologists' Union, their obituary on Clarke claimed he was "an exceptionally good field naturalist, and his knowledge of the breeding habits of European birds was extensive. He made collections in various parts of Europe and in Africa, and his name is commemorated by a species of Weaver named after him, Heterhyphankes golandi, the type of which is still unique". Clarke still a captain resigned his regular commission on 2 November 1907, but later joined the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders), part of the reserve Territorial Force, and was promoted to major on 4 July 1912.
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