Russell Nicholas Clark |
My maternal grandmother, Gladys Daisy Clark, was born 30 June 1906, the 5th child (and 5th daughter) of James Nicholas Clark and Pricilla Veronica (nee Mulholland). Eventually she would be one of 12 children, plus another 2 half siblings from James' first marriage to Eliza Hawley. Unusually for the time, all the children survived to adulthood.
Leonard Rupert Clark |
For a family with 4 brothers serving in the war, they were extremely lucky to see all 4 come home safely. Mostly they saw active service in the Middle East, with 3 surviving the siege of Tobruk - brothers David, Leonard and Russel. Gladys' eldest son, my uncle David Pummeroy, also served in World War 2, a pilot in the Air Force. He would also return home uninjured.
Lucky indeed.
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