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CLAYTON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22116 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Winton, Queensland, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Kalgoolie Central School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Messines, Belgium, 13 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Plot 1, Row B, Grave 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 22116, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 22116, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 22116, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 22116, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 22116 awm_unit: 30th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-13 | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 22116, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Augustina Clayton, of 17 Preswent Street Kalgoorlie, Western Australia; brother of Leonard Eric Clayton who served with the 11 Battalion and returned to Australia on the 8 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal