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Charles Clarke

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Gender Male
Age 74
Date of birth September 21,1950
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Hammersmith
London
United Kingdom
Party Labour Party
Previous officeHome Secretary of the United Kingdom (2004–2006)
ChildrenMatthew Jack Clarke
Christopher Richard Clarke
Official site charlesclarke.org
Previous positionHome Secretary of the United Kingdom (2004–2006)
Education King's College, Cambridge
Highgate School
FoundedThe Overlake School
Edited worksBritish Labour Leaders
British Conservative Leaders
BooksThe University Challenge
The 'Too Difficult' Box: The Big Issues Polititians Can't Crack
The EU and Migration: A Call for Action
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Charles Rodway Clarke is a British Labour Party politician who held various Cabinet positions under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2001 to 2006, lastly as Home Secretary from December 2004 to May 2006. Clarke was the Member of Parliament for Norwich South from 1997 to 2010.

Last real life Great Escape prisoner dies aged 99

Feb 16,2020 3:04 am

Dick Churchill was described as "tenacious, resilient and incredibly brave"

The Last surviving member of the real-life Great Escape team has died.

Former squadron leader Dick Churchill was one of 76 airmen whose escape from the Stalag Luft III camp in Nazi Germany in 1944 was immortalised in the Hollywood film starring Steve Mcqueen .

Mr Churchill, who lived in Crediton, Devon, died on Wednesday, aged 99.

Chief of the Air Staff Sir Stephen Hillier said: "He was from a selfless generation who offered bravery and sacrifice to secure our freedom. "

"On behalf of the Raf as a whole I would like to offer my condolences to The Friends and family of Flt Lt Richard 'Dick' Churchill, one of the Raf personnel involved in the Great Escape .

"He will be sorely missed. Per Ardua [the Raf motto]. "

Air Vice-Marshal David Murray , of the Raf Benevolent Fund, said Mr Churchill "embodied The Spirit of the Raf - tenacious, resilient and incredibly brave in The Face of adversity. "

Mr Churchill's death, who died in Perth, aged 101 in 2015.

The Survivors formed a sort of club and kept in contact through the Sagan Select Subway Society newsletter, of which Mr Royle and Mr Churchill were The Last two recipients.

Mr Churchill was among 76 airmen who escaped through a 102m-long tunnel The Great Escape

A spokesperson for the Raf Benevolent Fund said it is believed there are at least two remaining Raf veterans who were held at Stalag Luft III, which now stands in Poland.

They are named as Charles Clarke , who was not involved in The Escape , and Jack Lyon, who was in The Tunnel when the plot was Uncovered .



nazi germany, royal air force, world war two, perth, crediton

Source of news: bbc.com

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