Sir James Arnold Stacey Cleminson KBE MC (31 August 1921 – 14 September 2010) was a prominent British soldier and businessman who was decorated for his service during the Battle of Arnhem after fighting in the North African Campaign and escaping while a prisoner of war in the Italian Campaign during the Second World War.
He subsequently joined the Parachute Regiment as a captain and participated in the Battle of Arnhem, where his platoon ambushed and killed the German garrison commander Major-General Friedrich Kussin.
[1] In early 1945, Cleminson was freed by American forces and accompanied Urquhart to Norway at the end of the conflict.
He remained there until 1986, spending the last two years as president, before retiring from both positions to become chairman of the British Overseas Trade Board.
[1][2] In retirement, Cleminson held a number of chairman and board positions and was particularly active in Norfolk, where he was instrumental in the revitalisation of the Theatre Royal, Norwich.