Sir Rupert Grant Alexander Clarke is the 4th

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Clarke of Rupertswood, having succeeded his

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Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet Sir Rupert William John Clarke, 3rd Baronet, AM, MBE (5 November 1919 – 4 February 2005) was an Australian soldier, businessman and pastoralist. He achieved success in a number of fields, including horseracing, the military and as a corporate ...

. The Clarke of Rupertswood baronetcy, granted 1882, is one of only two extant of

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territorial designation. Sir Rupert Clarke lives in

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, Australia, and succeeded his father when he died in 2005.

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