Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements
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Major General Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements, CB, DSO (9 February 1855 – 2 April 1909), commonly known as R. A. P. Clements, was a senior British Army officer.
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Born | 9 February 1855 Upton St Leonards, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England |
Died | 2 April 1909(1909-04-02) (aged 54) Quetta, British India |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1874–1909 |
Rank | Major General |
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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.