Son of Jane Elizabeth Clayton, of 179, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Thomas Clayton, formerly of 171, Blackburn Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Contracted influenza and pneumonia in the Dardanelles and never fully recovered.
Clayton, Edmund –
Personal details
- Surname: Clayton
- Forename: Edmund
- 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: May 23rd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 1st/3rd East Lancashire Brigade.
- Service number: 623
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: May 26th, 1910 - 1910-05-26
- 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: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 3. 01. (N.C.). 92.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/11/1915 01/06/1917 07/12/1917 24/05/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6c* S8* 6g