Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Son of Frank Henry Charles RANGER, Elder Street, Lambton East, NSW

Clyde joined the Army while he was completing a butchery apprenticeship.  He completed his training at Bathurst, and was then sent to Queensland where he did jungle training.  He was then based on Morotai Island.  On the ship to the island, they could hear explosions.  Clyde was then involved in the Borneo campaign and was one of three Bren gunners in his Battalion.

Just before the end of the war, Clyde suffered from dengue fever and spent two weeks in a field hospital.  After the war ended, Clyde and his unit guarded Japanese soldiers for a few months, finally arriving back in Australia in June 1946.

He discharged the following month and spent two years completing his butchery apprenticeship.

He then went on to buy his own shop.  A regular customer was Constance 'Connie' Gilbert who Clyde married in 1950.  The couple now have three daughters.  Sadly Connie passed away in 2021.

When Clyde was younger, he enjoyed playing sport and other active pursuits.  He also liked wood working, cars, caravaning and trapping birds.  These days in 2024 at 100 years of age, he goes to the gym five times a week and cycles on a bike for half an hour every day.  He also enjoys bingo.

Clyde credits his long life to the support and care of his family.