HEDLEY CLARKE

Born

On 11 May 1926 at South Riana.

Connection to South Riana

Born and attended school in South Riana.

Parents

George Edward CLARKE and Margaret Elizabeth SCOTT who married in 1905 at Riana.

Siblings

Lawrence Edward 1906 – 1990

Herbert Allan 1907 – 1979

Marjory Ethel 1909

Edna May 1911 – 1999

Eric George 1913 – 1987

Royston 1917 – 2007

Keith 1921 - 2007

Married

Amy Aurial COPPING (1919 – 1991) on 17 April 1940 .

Family

Patricia Gae 1951

 Death

28 July 1985 at Burnie and is buried at South Riana.

School Records

Enrolment number 306 at South Riana by George Clarke, his father from South Riana living 2 miles from the school and admitted on 21 January 1924. He left school on 14 December 1929.

Military Records

Service number T28694, enlisting at Penguin 26 January 1942, and was placed as a Private in the 12 Field Ambulance. He was described as 5’8” with brown hair and blue eyes. His next of kin was listed as Amy Aurial his wife. After initial training and serving in Tasmania for over a year, he was transferred to Townsville and then to the N.T. where he stayed for 8 months from June 1943 to Feb 1944. He was discharged on 23 Feb 1944 as a ‘farm hand’ (a Reserved Occupation). His active service time was 631 days – all in Australia.

First two photographs courtesy of Julie Bott.