Brief Life History of Clarence Thomas
When Clarence Thomas Polomka was born on 20 March 1916, in Australia, his father, Thomas Albert Polomka, was 24 and his mother, Ivy Schultz, was 23. He married Lilian Adelaide Pollard on 25 June 1938, in Mount Compass, South Australia, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 29 April 1994, in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 78, and was buried in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- Clarence Thomas Polomka, “Find A Grave Index”
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World Events (8)
1918
Australian troops sent to fight in South African War.
1918
Battle on the Somme. Australian forces capture Mont St. Quentin.
1939
Australia joins Britain in declaration of war on Germany.
Name Meaning
In use from the mid-19th century in honour of the popular elder son of Edward VII , who was created Duke of Clarence in 1890 , but died in 1892 . His title (Dux Clarentiae in Latin) originated with a son of Edward III , who in the 14th century was married to the heiress of Clare in Suffolk (which is so called from a Celtic river name and has no connection with the given name Clare ). The title has been held by various British royal princes at different periods in history. In the United States the name was borne most notably by the American defence lawyer Clarence Darrow ( 1857–1938 ), played in various films by Orson Welles , Spencer Tracy , and Henry Fonda .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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