▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁the ▁un att ached ▁list ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Camer oni ans ▁( Sc ott ish ▁R if les ) ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁He ▁made ▁appearance ▁in ▁minor ▁count ies ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Dor set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁Minor ▁Count ies ▁Championship . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Stanley - C lar ke ▁served ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁action ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁tren ches ▁near ▁Cham igny ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁rank ▁of ▁major ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁while ▁in ▁December ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁acting ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁while ▁command ing ▁a ▁batt alion . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours , ▁for ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁and ▁dev otion ▁to ▁duty ▁when ▁leading ▁a ▁counter - att ack . ▁When ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁batt alion ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁d ' H onneur ▁and ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁by