Regimental number | 3545 |
Place of birth | Dover, Tasmania |
School | Dover, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fisherman |
Address | Dover, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Clayton Senior, Dover, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 155 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Selina CLAYTON, Dover, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5074 Pte William Alfred CLAYTON, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 12 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLAYTON Edward Charles |