Charles
Edward
Claydon
Born in Brentford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 39
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 12 May 2020
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Biography
Charles Claydon was a Prisoner of War during World War II.
Charles Claydon died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.
Charles Edward Claydon was born on 30 October 1902 in Acton, London, the son of John Henry and Lydia Suzanne Claydon.
He married Alethia Stella Francis Campbell in Victoria, Australia in 1926.
He enlisted in the Australian Army Militia for war service on 03 Mar 1941 at Royal Park, Melbourne, VIC as a Gunner (V11433) in the Royal Australian Artillery Coastal Command. At the time he was married, a storeman and was living with his wife at St Kilda, VIC.
He was transferred to "L Force" (Lark Force) on 21 Mar 1941.
He embarked on the "Zealandia" in Sydney on 18 Apr 1941 for Rabaul, New Britain in the Territory of New Guinea, disembarking there on 26 Apr 1941 as part of "Lark Force" Royal Australian Artillery, Rabaul Heavy Battery, protecting the harbour.
The battery was destroyed by Japanese bombing ahead of the invasion on 23 Jan 1942.
He was captured after the invasion in Rabaul and became a Prisoner of War, initially held at Rabaul.
He died on board the "Montevideo Maru" when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Philippines on 01 Jul 1942, en route from Rabaul to Hainan where he was destined for forced labour.
He was posthumously enrolled in the 2nd AIF as VX129360.
Sources
- Birth - UK GRO Birth index - CLAYDON, CHARLES EDWARD; VENESS; GRO Reference: 1902 D Quarter in BRENTFORD Volume 03A Page 188
- Marriage - Victoria BDM Marriage index - Event: marriages; Registration number: 2948 / 1926; Family name: CLAYDON; Given name(s): Chas Edw; Personal detail Spouse's family name: CAMPBELL; Spouse's given name(s): Alethea Stella Francis
- WW2 Australian Army Service File - National Archives of Australia - CLAYDON CHARLES EDWARD : Service Number - VX129360 : Date of birth - 30 Oct 1902 : Place of birth - ACTON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - ROYAL PARK : Next of Kin - CLAYDON ALETHEA
- Roll of Honour - Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1710376
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2615493/claydon,-charles-edward/
- Charles Edward Claydon (The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/ : accessed 16 Mar 2024)
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