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Feb 09, 1855 Upton St Leonards, England, United Kingdom Died on 02 Apr 1909 (aged 54) Aquarius
Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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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.
