Charles Gordon Courtney Clarke died in Capetown on 27th May, 1951, at the age of 66.
He received his training at the Royal School of Mines from 1903 to 1906, obtaining the Associateship in Mining. He was then employed by the Borneo Co. for six months in Sarawak as assistant in cyanide works and was transferred in 1907 to the Pahang Consolidated Co. at Sungei Lembing as sampler and assayer for three years.
From 1910 to 1911 he was engaged on prospecting for Northern Nigeria (Bauchi) Tin Mines, Ltd., and for the following two years worked as engineer in German South West Africa for the South West Africa Co.
During the early months of the 1914-1918 war he was interned, but resumed work in August, 1915, after the conquest of South West Africa. He was on active military service from 1916 to 1919, with the 11th S.A. Infantry in East Africa, the S.A. Native Labour Corps in France, and the 357 Water Coy., R.E., in Palestine, and was mentioned in despatches.
Mr. Clarke returned to the South West Africa Co. in January, 1919, holding the position of chief engineer until 1938 and of general representative until his retirement in 1946.
He was elected to Studentship of the Institution in 1904, and was transferred to Associate Membership in 1913 and to Membership in 1924.
Vol. 61, Trans I.M.M. 1951-52, p. 416
