"Clarrie" Clarence Thomas MCCONKEY

Born 12 July 1901 in Geraldton, Western Australia ^[16]
Son of Thomas Christopher McCONKEY and Caroline MILLS ^[15]
Grew up in Northampton, Western Australia ^[P55]
Educated at school in Northampton and at Isseka ^[P55]
Married "Florrie" Florence ATKINSON on 6 September 1927 at the Holy Trinity Church in Northampton ^[P55]
Worked as a farmhand and then on the railways ^[P55]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 25 June 1941 ^[16]
Sergeant W36559 in Australian Army's Reinforcements Cooks Pool during the Second World War ^[16]
During the war served within Western Australia as a cook with the Australian Army ^[P55]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 7 December 1944 ^[16]
After the war resumed working on the railways and continued doing so until shifting to Winchester ^[P55]
Share-farming with his brothers-in-law in Winchester 1949-1955 ^[P55]
Along with his wife and son Neville resided with Jim and Gus ATKINSON on their Winchester farm ^[P55]
Travelled to the Winchester General Store once a week to purchase supplies and on occasion went to the Carnamah Hotel ^[P55]
His daughter Lila didn't live with them in Winchester however visited for holidays while his son Clarence worked in Carnamah ^[P55]
Along with his wife and son Neville left Winchester in 1955 and shifted to Geraldton where he grew tomatoes ^[P55]
Prior to leaving spent about a month cutting stakes for the tomatoes on the farm Tom WHITE had purchased from HAYWOODs ^[P55]
Later retired to Perth, and resided of late in the Perth suburb of Cannington^{[P55] [2]}
Father of Lila, Clarence and Neville ^[P55]
Died 21 October 1983; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, ZI, 395)^[2]

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