Regimental number | 5074 |
Place of birth | Dover, Tasmania |
School | Dover, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dover, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Joseph Clayton, Dover, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in Bethuen's Horse, Boer War for 11 months. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes 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 | 43 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 6), 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: 3545 Pte Edward Charles CLAYTON, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 12 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLAYTON William Alfred |