Regimental number | 1689 |
Place of birth | Menzies, Western Australia |
School | Menzies, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 63 Hereford Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Elizabeth Clayton, 63 Hereford Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted July 1915 |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Marcel Cave near Villers-Bretonneux |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas George CLAYTON and Elizabeth CLAYTON, 63 McMaster Street, Victoria park, Western Australia. Born in Australia |