Son of Reverend William Henry and Rose Eliza Claxton, of 46, Hampton Road, Forest Gate, London. Father was former pastor of the New Jerusalem Church, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Municipal Secondary School. One of four out of five sons lost.
Claxton, Samuel Henry –
Personal details
- Surname: Claxton
- Forename: Samuel Henry
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Snodland, Kent
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 30th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 6799
- Regiment: Border Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Armoury House, London, Middlesex
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- New Jerusalem Church WWI Memorial - Kearsley
- CWGC Memorial: Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: VI. F. 49.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 22/12/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 30/11/1917 25/10/1918