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.
Clayton, John –
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: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Artillery (Nelson Square) Memorial - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- 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*