H.C. Stanley Clarke
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Sometimes it is not very clear to me if a name is a part of a surname or just a forename. On this page this lt. col. is written H.C.S. Clarke. On another page it was Stanley Clarke. In lives of the first world war I find Stanley-Clarke (with a dash) as a surname, but also Clarke as surname and Henry Calvert Stanley as his forenames. Which is the right one?
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Came across this article regarding (34th Brigade) 70th Battery commanded by (Major) H S C Clarke. (34th Brigade) was originally formed with 22nd, 50th and 70th Batteries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_Brigade_Royal_Field_Artillery
Maybe he was later promoted later to Lt. Col. as your diary read:
7th Divisional Artillery grouped for tactical control with right centre and left groups. Centre Group to be commanded by Lt. Col .H S C Clarke RFA and consisting of 25th and 50th and composite battery consisting of 1 section of 35th Battery RFA. With the 12th Battery in reserve).
Named in the article as H S Clarke but maybe the moderator has more information regarding his name.
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cyngast
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I'm not very clear on the proper protocol for hyphenating surnames either. I can tell you that when it changes I try to use the way it first appeared in the diary. That way it is consistent throughout. However, if I find a signature, like at the end of a month, then I use it that way. I think that in this case Clarke is the most important name.
I have noticed that Lives and the diaries often do not agree on hyphens.
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