Leslie and Neville Clark were the two eldest sons born to Arhur and Ethel Clark. Both spent their early days in Croydon NSW where they attended Croydon Public School, Les going on to Central Tech and Neville to Stanmore for their secondary education.
Their lives were very closely linked as both joined the A.P.A. Insurance Company until their enlistment. Both were rugby union footballers playing with the Harlequin Sporting Club (Burwood) and Western Suburbs. They became lifesavers at Era Beach, South Coast NSW, where they each owned a shack which they visited when they had free time. They also played cricket with the Harlequins.
They enlisted in 1940 and had their initial training in Cowra in the 2/12th Field Ambulance. From there they went to Darwin where they spent almost two years; they were there when Darwin was bombed in early 1942. In March 1943 they returned to NSW and spent a short period at Corrimal on teh NSW South Cost before embarking in Sydney on 2/3 AHS Centaur which tragically lead to their deaths on 14th May 1943, one of eight sets of brothers killed on board.
Both were married and in the following period their widows each had a child.
At the time of their deaths, their two younger brothers Ray and Ted were serving in New Guinea, at Milne Bay and Port Moresby respectively.
Both Les and Neville are pictured in the Myth of Immunity (opp. p.148).