Clive Benjamin McCreath was born on 27 September 1922.
He married Mavis Eliza Johnson on 24 December 1949.
They had a daughter, Marnia June McCreath, born on 22 June 1954. Marnia married Brian Sansbury. They had three children:
Thomas David Sansbury born 18 June 1990
Joe Ben Sansbury born 12 February 1993
Sophie May Sansbury born 29 November 1995