George Stanley CLAYTON

CLAYTON, George Stanley

Service Number: 49
Enlisted: 7 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Meadows, South Australia, Australia, 11 January 1896
Home Town: Morphett Vale, Onkaparinga, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 14 September 1978, aged 82 years
Cemetery: St Philip and St James Anglican Church Cemetery, Old Noarlunga, S.A.
Cremated
Memorials: Morphett Vale Old Reynella School Roll of Honor, Morphett Vale War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
9 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 49, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 49, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
4 Feb 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 49, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Armentieres, GSW left shoulder (fractured).
14 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 49, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Near Zonnebeke, Shrapnel wound right thigh.
18 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
10 May 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 49, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, HT Wahehe, Tilbury for return to Australia - arriving Adelaide 26 June 1919.
10 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

World War 2 Service

5 Apr 1942: Enlisted Adelaide, SA

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Biography

Medals:  1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.