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     Captain George Vernon Clarke was born on 2 September 1873.¹ He was the son of Marshal Neville Clarke and Mary Elizabeth Pearson.² He died on 8 April 1902 at age 28, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ Boer War.¹

     Lt.-Col. Marshal Falconer Clarke was born on 3 February 1876.¹ He was the son of Marshal Neville Clarke and Mary Elizabeth Pearson.² He married Olive Sydney Garnett, daughter of Reverend Lionel Garnett, on 12 April 1910.¹ He died on 1 March 1953 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Cheshire Regiment.¹

     Olive Sydney Garnett is the daughter of Reverend Lionel Garnett.² She married Lt.-Col. Marshal Falconer Clarke, son of Marshal Neville Clarke and Mary Elizabeth Pearson, on 12 April 1910.¹
     From 12 April 1910, her married name became Clarke. She lived in 1976 at Treble Hill, Glasbury, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Ralph Lionel Clarke was born on 23 September 1917.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Marshal Falconer Clarke and Olive Sydney Garnett.³ He married Elizabeth Mary Whitehead, daughter of Sydney Dean Whitehead, on 28 January 1943.¹ He died in December 1998 at age 81 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.²
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1939 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1944 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was educated at Military College of Science, England^G.¹ He retired from the military, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, late of the Royal Engineers.¹ He was Military Assistant Controller of Munitions in 1957.¹ He was manager of Hoffman Manufacturing Company in 1959.¹ He wrote the book Responsible Trade Unionism.¹ He wrote the book Lighter Engineering.¹ He lived in 1976 at Roslyn House, Witham, Essex, England^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineering (F.I.Mech.E.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institution of Production Engineering (F.I.MProd.E.)¹ He was president of the U.K. Association of Professional Engineers.¹

     Sydney Dean Whitehead lived at Stormer Hill, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Elizabeth Mary Whitehead is the daughter of Sydney Dean Whitehead.² She married Lt.-Col. Ralph Lionel Clarke, son of Lt.-Col. Marshal Falconer Clarke and Olive Sydney Garnett, on 28 January 1943.¹
     She graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ From 28 January 1943, her married name became Clarke.

     Robert Whitehead Marshal Clarke was born on 1 August 1947.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Ralph Lionel Clarke and Elizabeth Mary Whitehead.² He married Anne Phyllida Taylor, daughter of James Taylor, on 19 October 1968.¹
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He lived in 1976 at Pottlerath House, Kilmanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.¹

     James Taylor lived at Lance Levy, St. James, South Africa^G.¹

     Anne Phyllida Taylor is the daughter of James Taylor.² She married Robert Whitehead Marshal Clarke, son of Lt.-Col. Ralph Lionel Clarke and Elizabeth Mary Whitehead, on 19 October 1968.¹
     From 19 October 1968, her married name became Clarke.