ary ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier . ▁In ▁ret irement ▁he ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁at ▁Ear ls cl iffe ▁House ▁in ▁How th ▁near ▁Dublin . ▁He ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁Mer cer ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁serving ▁as ▁its ▁chairman . ▁Stanley - C lar ke ▁died ▁at ▁How th ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁aged ▁ 9 6 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁oldest ▁living ▁English ▁first - class ▁cr ick eter . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Bright on ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Win chester ▁College ▁Category : C amer oni ans ▁officers ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : D or set ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Category : Comp an ions ▁of ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 1 8 ▁( France ) ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Sc ots ▁F us ili ers ▁officers ▁Category