ROYSTON CLARKE
Born
On 17 November 1917 at South Riana.
Connection to South Riana
Born in South Riana.
Parents
George Edward CLARKE and Margaret Elizabeth SCOTT who were married at Riana in 1905.
Siblings
Lawrence Edward 1906 – 1990
Herbert Allan 1907 – 1979
Marjory Ethel 1909 –
Edna May 1911 - 1999
Eric George 1913 – 1987
Hedley 1916 – 1985
Keith 1921 - 1985
Married
Mollie Joan STINGLE (1919 – c1999) on Dec 18, 1937 at Ulverstone. Divorced in 1945/46.
Florence ‘Flo’ Ellen ROWSWELL (1918 – 2021) in 1950 in Victoria.
Family
Barry 1951
Dale 1953
Died
On 6 November 2007 and was cremated at Springvale, Victoria.
School Records
Roy was enrolled at South Riana, number 331 on 21 January 1925 by his father George, a farmer from South Riana, living 1¾ miles from the school. He left on 28 August 1931 with the reason being ‘working at home’.
Military Records
Service number 52259, L.A.C. Next of kin Mollie Clarke, wife. He enlisted in Melbourne on 21 March 1942 and discharged 1 February 1046.
According to his son Dale, ‘when he joined up they were at Flemington Racecourse, then moved to Point Cook for training. Next they went to Shepparton Showgrounds and then onto Lake Boga where he worked as an Airframe Engineer on Catalina aircraft’
The No1 Flying Boat Repair Depot 1941 – 1947 was based at Lake Boga where there is now a Flying Boat Museum.
Photograph of young Roy courtesy of Julie Bott. Military photograph courtesy of son Dale per Jennie Blake.
