Clayton, John –

Son of Jane Elizabeth Clayton, of 179, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Thomas Clayton, formerly of 171, Blackburn Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Sergeant 584, 1st/3rd East Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

Personal details

  • Surname: Clayton
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 27th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Bombardier
  • Unit: "B" Battery, 62nd Brigade.
  • Service number: 710048
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Thilloy Road Cemetery, Beaulencourt, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: E. 12.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/11/1915 25/02/1916 11/10/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6d* 6d/h*

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