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. Posted missing following an attack on Turkish outposts and subsequently presumed killed.
Claxton, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Claxton
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Brightlingsea, Essex
- Place of residence: Forest Gate, Essex
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 12th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 10th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: G/60302
- Regiment: Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Shoreditch, 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: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine
- CWGC reference: Panel 42.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 25/10/1918