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329:). The Gill Memorial Medal, first awarded in 1960 by the South African Orinthological Society (now Birdlife South Africa) is awarded for 'Services to Ornithology South of the Zambezi' and has only been awarded twenty-two times between 1960 and 2016. Clancey was the fifth recipient of the award, in 1972; 77:
Following his death in 2001, Clancey's military medals, together with his "Gill Memorial Medal" were auctioned by City Coins, Cape Town, in 2006, on behalf of the Clancey Estate. These medals, including the Gill Memorial Medal were purchased on the auction by David R. Bennett - Chairman of the Durban
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Clancey's group of six military medals are to (Service Number) 913613 Gunner P.A. Clancey, Royal Artillery: 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; 1939-45 Defence Medal; 1939-45 War Medal; Efficiency Medal, Territorial (GviR, t.B) and the Coronation Medal, 1953, (EiiR).
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of the Southern African Museums Association, President of the Southern African Ornithological Society and President of the Natal Bird Club.
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He also donated over 32,000 bird-skins - a collection considered the finest in Africa - to the Durban Museum and Art Gallery.
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Honorary Life Member of the Southern African Ornithological Society (for his ornithological contributions);
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Natural Science Museum Trust, and the medals now form part of the Bennett Military Medal Collection.
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The PA Clancey Gallery at the Durban Museum and Art Gallery is named after him.
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Gill Memorial Medal of the Southern African Ornithological Society (now
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of the Durban Museum and Art Gallery until his death in 2001, aged 83.
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Clancey donated a collection of some 5,500 bird-skins (mainly Western
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sub-species have been named after Clancey by others in his honour.
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from 1 January 1952 until his retirement on 25 September 1982.
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of the Museums Association, London (for his work as a
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Catalogue of the Birds of the South African Subregion
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Phillip Clancey was born, brought up and educated in
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ornithology
South Africa
Glasgow
Glasgow School of Art
51st (Highland) Division
Allied forces
Sicily
Italy
World War II
Colonel
Richard Meinertzhagen
Yemen
Aden
Somalia
Ethiopia
Kenya
South Africa
South Africa
Curator
Natal
Museum
Pietermaritzburg
Director
Durban
Museum
Art Gallery
President
taxonomy
African birds
subspecies

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