Sammy Clarke
Sammy Clarke | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sydney Campbell Clarke | ||
Date of birth | 5 April 1914 | ||
Place of birth | West Midland, Western Australia | ||
Date of death | 24 January 1945 | (aged 30)||
Place of death | near Tadji, Territory of New Guinea | ||
Original team(s) | Hale School | ||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre half-back , half-back flanker | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1933–1941 | Claremont | 133 (6) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1934–1937 | Western Australia | 8 (0) | |
Career highlights | |||
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Sydney Campbell "Sammy" Clarke (5 April 1914 – 24 January 1945) was an
Early life
Clarke was born in
WANFL career
Clarke was recruited to
During the
Military career and death
Clarke enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in July 1942, and was posted to the No. 8 Squadron as a flying officer.[11] In January 1945, Clarke was the pilot of a Bristol Beaufort (serial number A9-630), with three other crew on board, which was presumed missing after failing to return from an anti-submarine sweep, his first active mission, near Tadji in the Territory of New Guinea.[12] Clarke's name is featured on the War Memorial in Lae.[13] In 1952, the Claremont Football Club established the Sammy Clarke Memorial Medal for the best player in the under-15 district football competition.[14] Clarke was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005, and into the Western Australian Hall of Champions in 2009.[6][15]
References
- ^ "THE SANDOVER MEDAL. S. Clarke Succeeds in First Season" – The West Australian. Published Wednesday, 20 September 1933. Retrieved from Trove, 9 September 2011.
- ^ "THE SANDOVER MEDAL. S. Clarke Succeeds in First Season" – Western Mail. Published 21 September 1933. Retrieved from Trove, 9 September 2011.
- Sunday Times. Published 24 September 1933. Retrieved from Trove, 9 September 2011.
- ^ Sydney Clarke (Claremont/Claremont-Cottesloe) – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Metropolitan Juniors – The Western Mail. Published 15 September 1932. Retrieved from Trove, 10 April 2012.
- ^ a b c Sydney (Sammy) Clarke Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine – WA Hall of Champions inductees – WAIS. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ FOOTBALL SAM CLARKE MISSING – The Daily News. Published 31 January 1945. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Claremont Lose S. Clarke – The Daily News. Published 27 January 1940. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Sam Clarke Back In Perth – The Daily News. Published 8 March 1941. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ CLARKE GETS CENTURY – The Daily News. Published 20 May 1939. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Certificate for Sydney Campbell Clarke – WW2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ A9 DAP / Bristol Beaufort – ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Roll of Honour - Sydney Campbell Clarke – Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ CHAMPION'S MEMORIAL – The West Australian. Published 24 September 1952. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ WA Football Hall of Fame inductees – West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2012.