Clive was born on 16th June 1938 near Cardiff, South Wales. He signed up for the Army Apprentice School in Harrogate in September 1953 after leaving school at the age of 15. There he opted to join the Royal Corps of Signals and after 3 years of training, Clive qualified as a Royal Signals Communication Operator.
The next few years took him to Libya and Northern Ireland before he received a posting to Seremban, Malaya in June 1961. Even though the Malayan Emergency was officially over he spent the next 18 months dealing with small pockets of Communist Terrorists in the North of Malaya. Clive was involved during the Brunei Rebellion of December 1962 and the Borneo-Indonesian Confrontation (April 1963-August 1966). He completed 3 tours of Borneo before returning to the UK in June 1964.
On exercise in Sheerness 1959, with the Royal Artillery.
Clive and Taff Dunbar visiting one of our detachments in Tawau Borneo 1963.
Promoted Sergeant our first Sergeants Mess function 1964.
Drill Course 1962 just before the start of the Brunei Rebellion.
3 Years with the Royal Marines.
Royal Marines Sergeants Mess function.
Typical back street in the 60’s.
19 Set. Communicating back to Joint Operational Control.
Typical back street in the 60’s.
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