We remember Albert John Clayton

We remember Albert John Clayton

Timeline

Timeline

1883
birth Stratford upon Avon United Kingdom Source:9608939 1883
1904
enlistment Birmingham United Kingdom Source:9608939 5th January 1904
1904
service British Army Private 5781 King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion Source:9608939 5th January 1904
1911
marriage Ellen Smith Source:9608939 25th December 1911
1916
hospitalisation Gun shot wound right hand Hospital/Institution Source:9608939 27th July 1916
1917
service British Army Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 20 Squadron Source:9608939 24th March 1917
service British Army Serjeant 5781 King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion Source:9608939
1917
death Source:9608944 26th April 1917
burial Watou Churchyard CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Belgium Source:9608944

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Albert John
Initials AJ
Last Name Clayton
Source 9608939
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5781 King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion Private
British Army 5781 King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion Serjeant
British Army Royal Flying Corps 20 Squadron Sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Smith wife 25th December 1911
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Blue Light Brown
DateHeightSource
1904-01-05 5'6"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1904-01-05 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Trevor65535
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Trevor65535
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Trevor65535

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