Son of John Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Clayton, of 65, Castle Street, Haulgh, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Ridgways Endowed School. Enlisted June 1915. Formerly Corporal 5239, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; formerly Lance Sergeant 241521, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Promoted from Lance Corporal to Corporal 16/08/1915. Commissioned 30/01/1918, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed by a shell.
Clayton, Norman –
Personal details
- Surname: Clayton
- Forename: Norman
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 14th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (St. Peter) Parish Church WWI Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Ridgways Endowed School WWI Framed Roll of Honour (LOST)
- CWGC Memorial: Auberchicourt British Cemetery, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: II. D. 16.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/06/1915 20/08/1915 01/03/1918 08/11/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 5f 6g 6c*