Lt. Col. Dennis Montagu CLEMENTI R.E. M.A.

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Dennis Montagu Clementi, born 13 Jan 1909 in Cheltenham; died 22 Jan 2000 in New Forest. Notes: Master of the Mercers, 1960 Died 22nd January 2000 at Linford Park Nursing Home, Linford Park, Linford, Ringwood, usual address 16 Pennys Lane, Fordingbridge, Hampshire. Occupation: Colonel Armed Forces. Died of Atherosclerotic dementia and Diabetes Mellitus. Name: CLEMENTI, DENNIS Date of Birth: 13 January 1909 Registration District: NEW FOREST Year of Registration: 2000 Month of Registration: January District No: 4941A

Master of the Mercer's Company 1960

Reg No: 2A Ent No: 223 Dor: 100 London Gazette 5 August 1955: Lt-Col D M Clementi MA (Royal Engineers) retires 30 June 1955 on retirement pay.

London Gazette 16 March 1951: CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. Maj. D. M. CLEMENTI, B.A. (41094), to be Lt.-Col., 31st Dec. 1950.

London Gazette 29 January 1946: The undermentioned Capts. to be Majs., 31st Jan. 1946:
D. M. CLEMENTI, B.A. .(41094). London Gazette 5 August 1938: CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. D. M. Clementi, B.A. (it's unclear what this refers to, but appointed Captain?) London Gazette 1 February

1929: The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, from the Royal Military Academy, to be 2nd Lts 29 January 1929: CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. Dennis Montagu Clementi.

From: Cllr Malcolm Connolly, Fordingbridge Town Council
Van: "m j connolly" <m.j.connolly@talk21.com <mailto:m.j.connolly@talk21.com>>
Aan: douglasmcneillgraham@gmail.com <mailto:douglasmcneillgraham@gmail.com>
Cc: "jan degroote" <jan.degroote@knokke-heist.be <mailto:jan.degroote@knokke-heist.be>>, "Town Clerk" <Town.Clerk@fordingbridge.gov.uk <mailto:Town.Clerk@fordingbridge.gov.uk>>
Verzonden: Maandag 25 augustus 2014 22:48:56
Onderwerp: Ref: Col Clementi

Following your e mail concerning the helmet of Col Clementi, I can inform you of the following. The historical information provided to us (Fordingbridge Town Council ) would appear to be correct and, at this stage we cannot add very much to it. The address given,16 Pennys Lane, Fordingbridge is still in occupancy however the present owner has no knowledge of Col Clementi. Although,it would appear, Col Clementi went from 16, Pennys Lane to Linford Park he did in the period of his life live in may locations in the Bournemouth and New Forest area but again no useful information is available. Ancestry.Com would indicate that he married in 1945, to Francis Franklin, at Alton in Hampshire however the record shows no indication of any children...if the record is correct they were 39 and 38 years of age at the time of the marriage, Col Clementi died as stated in 2000, Francis died in 1982. I am seeking a copy of Col Clementi's death certificate to see if it yields any further details, however I do not expect anything significant. I would think your assumption that Douglas Graham may well be the next of kin..is correct. I have found little information regarding Col Clementi's wife and, in my honest opinion,it would appear unnecessary to look much further. One last point which quite "baffled me" was the absence of a last will and testament. I also wonder what happend to his campaign medals?
Here at Fordingbridge we are commemorating WW1 in may various ways including an exhibition of memorabilia ,in our museum and,tongue in cheek, I wonder if we could exhibit the helmet at some stage during the next 4 years?
I will continue to look for information about Col Clementi and should anything else appear, I will pass it on to you,

Kind Regards

Cllr Malcolm Connolly
Fordingbridge Town Council

Dennis married Frances Theodora FRANKLIN in Dec 1945 in Alton, Hampshire, England. (Frances Theodora FRANKLIN was born in Jul-Sep 1907 in Fareham, Hampshire, England and died in 1982.)