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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Kevin Duncan CLARKE

Born 18 March 1914 in Fremantle, Western Australia [16]
It is suspected that he worked with "Ned" E. K. WELLS on Jasper W. GREEN's Bushy Park Farm in Carnamah [5: 8-Mar-1935] [--]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1934 and 1935 [5: 18-May-1934, 1-Jun-1935]
Attended the Dance held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 June 1934 to raise funds for Church organ repairs [5: 6-Jul-1934]
Attended the Inering School Dance held at the Carnamah Hall to raise money for books on Saturday 21 July 1934 [5: 27-Jul-1934]
Attended the Badminton Club Party at John and Doris MCLEAN's home in Carnamah on Monday 23 July 1934 [5: 27-Jul-1934]
Selected as a member of the North Midlands Football Association's team who played a team from the Moora Association [5: 24-Aug-1934]
Knocked unconscious during the North Midlands-Moora football match, which was held in Moora on Sunday 19 August 1934 [5]
He was taken to the Moora Hospital and only slightly improved over the week, during which time he was allowed no visitors [5]
Returned to Carnamah before leaving on 10 September 1934 to have X-rays and seek further medical attention in Perth [5: 14-Sep-1934]
A football match was held between the North Midlands and Perenjori Associations in Carnamah on Sunday 23 September 1934 [5]
Admittance was charged for entry to the inter-association football, all proceeds in aid of a fund in his name [5: 14 & 23-Sep-1934]
The football match and other functions held in Carnamah raised £24/10/2 to help him, their injured player [5: 21-Dec-1934]
The money was used to pay his hospital, doctor and chemist expenses, his railway fares and to give him £5 [5: 21-Dec-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on  Saturday 20 October 1934 [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Placed a notice in the local newspaper on 7 December 1934 thanking local residents for their kindness during his illness [5: 7-Dec-1934]
Played for the victorious latter in the Married verses Single men's cricket match in Carnamah on Sunday 3 February 1935 [5: 8-Feb-1935]
His 21st birthday was celebrated in Carnamah during the evening of Monday 18 March 1935 [5: 22-Mar-1935]
His mother travelled up from Fremantle for his birthday and stayed with Mrs Maggie KROSCHEL and Mrs Maggie WELLS [5]
In 1936 he was working as a Labourer and living at 23 Bellevue Terrace in the Perth suburb of Fremantle [50]
Married Ainslie Margaret BRUCE in Fremantle in 1941 [66]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Bicton prior to enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force on 30 December 1942 [16]
Leading Aircraftman 82664 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 77 Operational Base Unit during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 27 March 1946 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Willagee [2]
Died 4 April 1985; ashes interred Fremantle Cemetery, Perth suburb of Palmyra (Crematorium B, Garden of Remembrance, 11, 56) [2]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Kevin Duncan Clarke' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 29 March 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/kevin-duncan-clarke [reference list]




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