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Draft of Appendix to 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', entitled 'Infantry formations used in Egypt and Palestine'. 3pp.

Draft foreword, contents and chapter one of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', with details of Clarke's entry into the 10 (County of London) Bn (Hackney), London Regt, Territorial Force, in 1912, training, and mobilisation during 1914. 11pp.

Draft of chapter ten of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General to 4 Div of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force), and as General Staff Officer, Grade 1, at Headquarters Lines of Communication, during operations of the British forces in France and Belgium, 1939-1940. 22pp.

Draft of chapter eleven of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service as Quartermaster General and Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Headquarters, West Africa, including details of the defence and coordination of the British West African territories by improvements to training, equipment supplies, transport, recruitment, building of hospitals and barracks, and the preparation of defence schemes, operational instructions and demolition plans. 30pp.

Draft of chapter twelve of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably on Clarke's return from West Africa, and his command of a counter-attack battalion formed from 30 Bn, Essex Regt, 1942. 12pp.

Draft of chapter thirteen of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', describing Clarke's post as Assistant Quartermaster General, British North Africa Force, and several of the supply problems faced, 1942-1943. 18pp.

Draft of chapter fourteen of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service as Commander for Base Sub-Area in Bone, North Africa, and 54 Area in Bari, Italy, mainly relating to problems of security with relation to supplies, 1943-1944. 32pp.

Draft of chapter fifteen of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service as Commander, Essex Sub-District, Eastern Command, comprising command of infantry training centres and German and Italian POW camps, and retirement in 1947. 14pp.

Draft chapter two of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', including details of Clarke's service in Gallipoli and Egypt during World War One with 54 (East Anglian) Div, 1915-1916. 29pp.

Draft chapter three of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', including details of the part played by 162 Bde, 54 (East Anglian) Div, in the advance of British forces to Palestine and the first and second Battles of Gaza, 1917. 36pp.

Draft chapter four of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably British military operations in Palestine during World War One, including the personality of Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby and the third Battle of Gaza, Oct 1917; Clarke's application for a regular commission in the Indian army, 1917-1918. 22pp.

Draft chapter five of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service in India with the 57 (Wildes Rifles) Frontier Force and the 25 (County of London) Bn (Cyclists), London Regt, Territorial Force, including riots in Amritsar, and his return to England in 1919. 37pp.

Draft chapter six of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service with 1 Bn, Essex Regt, in Ireland from Nov 1920-1922. 19pp.

Draft chapter seven of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service with the Essex Regt in Bordon, Hampshire, 1923-1927; attendance at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, 1927-1929; a post as General Staff Officer at the Small Arms School, Netheravon, Wiltshire, and a description of the Commanding Officer, Brig Robert John (Jack) Collins. 36pp.

Draft of chapter eight of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Western Command, with comments upon Lt Gen Sir Cyril John Deverell, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Command, 1932-1934; return to 1 Bn, Essex Regt, and descriptions of various military exercises undertaken; the participation of the battalion in the Saar Plebiscite, Germany, 1934-1935; comments upon the development of weaponry between the wars, and the policies of the Rt Hon Leslie Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War. 25pp.

Draft of chapter nine of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service as Assistant Commandant and Staff Officer, Nigeria Regt, Royal West African Frontier Force, 1935-1939. 32pp.

Precis of lecture given by Clarke at the Eastern Command School of Administration, on the subject of 'Leadership and man management'. 3pp.

Text and precis of a lecture given by Clarke to the Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, notably on the role and composition of the West African Frontier Force, principles for bush warfare against different types of enemies, emphasising training and leadership, and the problems faced by the unit in 1938. 21pp.

The principles of training', produced by the War Office, (General Staff Publication 1549), notably on the organisation of training, individual, administrative and collective training, and the training of leaders, instructors, commanders and staffs. 1 vol.