George
Henry
Clayton
Born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of George Henry Clayton
and Alice (Borrill) Clayton
Brother of
Arthur Clayton, Florence (Clayton) Potterton, Albert Clayton, Edith Clayton, Agnes Alice Clayton, Gertrude Clayton, Laura Clayton, Alfred Clayton, Helen Hildagarde Clayton, Ethel Clayton, Annie Irene Clayton and Edward Clayton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 27
in West Flanders, Belgium
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Dec 2010
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Biography
George Clayton was born in Yorkshire, England.
Private George Clayton Died of Wounds during World War I.
Private George Clayton served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Welsh Regiment
Service ended: 28 July 1917
Service started:
Unit(s): Welsh Regiment
Service ended: 28 July 1917
George was born in Harrogate, 2 July 1890 [1] & baptised 14 September 1890, Harrogate , Christ Church, Yorkshire the son of George Henry Clayton & Alice. Date of birth included in entry. [2]
With siblings & parents in 1891 living in Devonshire Place, Harrogate. [3]
He died of wounds on 28 July 1917. [4]
He was buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, Boezinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium. [5][6]
Sources
- ↑ GRO Birth Index, George Henry Clayton, Knaresborough, Vol. 9a, Page 98 q Setember 1890. Mother's maiden name listed as Borrill.
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 : New Reference Number: RDP32/1/8
- ↑ England Census, 1891: Class: RG12; Piece: 3521; Folio: 9; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6098631
- ↑ "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name Henry George Clayton Birth Place Harrogate, Yorks Death Date 28 Jul 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Newark, Notts Rank Private Welsh Regiment Battalion 19th Battalion Regimental Number 47660 Type of Casualty Died of wounds Theatre of War Western European Theatre Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #320143
- ↑ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" G H CLAYTON, BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY III. G. 14. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/439833/g-h-clayton/
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11556113/g-h-clayton: accessed 07 November 2023), memorial page for Private G H Clayton (unknown–28 Jul 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #11556113, citing Bard Cottage Cemetery, Boezinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
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