Yarrawonga Mulwala RSL Sub-Branch President from 1999 to 2001, long time historian, author of such war-related books as ‘Murray Heroes’ and ‘A Trilogy’ which included local ex-servicemen and women, a Master of Yarrawonga Lodge of St David and writer of Masonic Musings, golfer – that was some of Stan Clarke OAM.
Stan turned 99-years-of-age on March 2 and lost his fight with ill health last Friday, March 17, passing away in hospital at Wangaratta.
In World War II, Stan performed a high level, specialized role of a signals interception operator, known as a ‘Kana man’, intercepting Japanese Morse code messages for use by the Central Bureau Code Breakers.
He became part of a highly secret RAAF unit that was one of the very few Australian units to join American forces in the liberation of the Philippines.
A story on the life of Stan will appear in the Yarrawonga Chronicle following the funeral service which will be held on March 31 at 2pm at the chapel of Yarrawonga Mulwala Funeral Services.
