▁France . ▁ ▁Inter - war ▁military ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁second ed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁gentlemen ▁cad ets ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College , ▁Sand h urst . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁rank ▁of ▁major ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁cr icket ▁team ▁against ▁Oxford ▁University ▁at ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁He ▁made ▁five ▁appearances ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 – 2 4 , ▁scoring ▁ 2 6 2 ▁runs ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 3 7 . 4 2 , ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 6 . ▁While ▁station ed ▁at ▁Cur rag h ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Stanley - C lar ke ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife ▁O live ▁Car roll - Le ah y , ▁with ▁the ▁couple ▁marry ing ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁he ▁rel in qu ished ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁instruct or ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁arms ▁school ▁at ▁Hy the . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Stanley - C lar ke ▁had ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Sc ots ▁F