At left is William Davis at Wellington, New Zealand. He was my step-father. In this photo he was in the NZ Fusiliers preparing to sail for Cairo towards the end of 1939. Unfortunately at Fremantle, he and a mate went to a party out at Armadale, and as the trains weren't running, they couldn't get back to their ship and it sailed on to Cairo without them. They were AWOL in a big way. Treason. William joined the Western Australian Army as Leonard Brown, the name he had chosen to avoid the NZders looking for him. He was later exonerated from the treason in 1958 as requested by the Western Australian Army,
for in that army he taught unarmed combat in Northam.
Shane Clarke in the 10th Light Horse at the Claremont Showgrounds in 1992. Besid ehim is his grandfather John Albert Clarke in 1942 in the 28th Regiment. Below Shane is on his horse ready for a parade at the Campbell Barracks in Karrakatta, Western Australia. 
This was Shane's tank, he was the driver and the photo was taken at Nedlands on the banks of the Swan River, preparing to cross over the river to the other side. Another tank in the exercize actually sunk around the middle of the river, causing problems of having to find ways to haul it up out of the water. Despite the hard work, miles of chain and lumbering, amphibious tanks, the tank was hauled out, causing a lot of laughter to the men and the watchers on the river banks
This is Shane's brother Les Clarke. He was in the 28th Reserves as a gunner, based at Karrakatta. This was taken at his home on Cardo, a stud farm in Watheroo, preparatory to attending the Anzac Day March in nearby Moora in 1983
The other two boys that were in the reserves were, Murray Clarke who was in the 10th Light Horse like Shane as a trooper, and Daniel Clarke who was in the 16th Reserves as a cook
These two sons of mine, along with another two who haven't their photos here, followed the military tradition of their step-grandfather to the left, and their grandfathers John Albert Clarke and John Patrick O'Grady, and also their great grandfather Henry Lockey, and other family members as mentioned and pictured earlier in this blog.
Shane Clarke in the 10th Light Horse at the Claremont Showgrounds in 1992. Besid ehim is his grandfather John Albert Clarke in 1942 in the 28th Regiment. Below Shane is on his horse ready for a parade at the Campbell Barracks in Karrakatta, Western Australia. 
This was Shane's tank, he was the driver and the photo was taken at Nedlands on the banks of the Swan River, preparing to cross over the river to the other side. Another tank in the exercize actually sunk around the middle of the river, causing problems of having to find ways to haul it up out of the water. Despite the hard work, miles of chain and lumbering, amphibious tanks, the tank was hauled out, causing a lot of laughter to the men and the watchers on the river banks
This is Shane's brother Les Clarke. He was in the 28th Reserves as a gunner, based at Karrakatta. This was taken at his home on Cardo, a stud farm in Watheroo, preparatory to attending the Anzac Day March in nearby Moora in 1983
The other two boys that were in the reserves were, Murray Clarke who was in the 10th Light Horse like Shane as a trooper, and Daniel Clarke who was in the 16th Reserves as a cook
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