The parents of Allen Mark Clarke B:21 JAN 1923 Boonah,Qld., Australia D: 8 FEBRUARY 1963 • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, were Mark Jones and Neta Mae Dowling B:1895 Qld, Australia.
Neta May Dowling was married to Albert Ernest Clarke B: abt 1895 Australia and had four children with him, Molly Mary Clarke B:1915,Alma Clarke B:1905, Thomas S Clarke B: 1907 & Murray James Clarke B:17 JANUARY 1918 Queensland,Australia. Marriage date: 6 Sep 1903 Queensland, Australia
I believe that Allen Mark Clarke was illegitimate and his father Mark Jones might have been married at the time.
Allen Mark Clarke served in WW2 and was a prisoner of war. The birth date on his enlistment form is 23 Nov 1922