CLAYTON, Arthur Nathan
| Service Number: | 1526 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Frewville, South Australia, 7 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Frewville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gilles Street School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Etaples, France, 21 August 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot II, Row R, Grave 11, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1526, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1526, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1526, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1526, 8th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli, ANZAC | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1526, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1526, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1526, 57th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1526 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: 7 December 1894 in Unley, South Australia
SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 555 Page: 35 District: Ade.
Father Thomas Charles Samuel Clayton
17/07/1894 married (age 34 years) to Ellen Horner (age 22 years)
at St Luke Church, Adelaide, SA
Mother Ellen (Nellie) Clayton (nee Horner - born 1872, Mitcham - d. 14/05/1904 Adelaide, SA)
lived at Main Avenue, Frewville, South Australia.
Siblings:
Elsie Beatrice CLAYTON b: 19/05/1896 Unley, SA
Frank Ashley CLAYTON b: 25/02/1902 Adelaide, SA - d. 22/9/1966 in Woodville, SA
Nellie Hilda CLAYTON b: 09/05/1904 Adelaide, SA
Described on enlisting as 20 years 1 month of age; single; 5' 6" tall; 11 stone;
fair complexion; hazel brown eyes; fair hair; Church of England
10/09/1914 enlisted into WWI at Morphettville, South Australia
19/02/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne onboard HMAT Runic A54
as a Private with 8th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
08/05/1915 joined 8th Infantry Battalion, in ANZAC, Gallipoli (from reinforcements)
07/07/1915 sick to hospital, Gallipoli
19/07/1915 rejoined unit
07/01/1916 disembarked into Alexandria, ex HT Empress of Britain
24/02/1916 taken on strength 60th Infantry Battalion, Serapeum
15/03/1916 taken on strength 57th Infantry Battalion, Tel-el-Kebir
17/06/1916 embarked to join British Expeditionary Force onboard HT Transylvania,
ex Alexandria
23/06/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
19/08/1916 shell wound to right forearm, neck and face received in action, France
admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
21/08/1916 died of wounds received in action at 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
Buried in: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France
Plot II, Row R, Grave 11
His name is commemorated on Panel 163 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (7245), British War medal (9460), Victory medal (9412)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (318227)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 10/02/2017. Lest we forget.
Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE ARTHUR N. CLAYTON.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Clayton, of Main-avenue, Frewville, have received word that their son, Private Arthur N. Clayton, aged 21 years, died of wounds in France on August 21. He enlisted on August 20 and was at the landing in Gallipoli. Previous to enlisting he was employed by Wunderlich, Limited, for between four and five years. He was highly respected by a large circle of friends." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 14 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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