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Name : Edward Harold Clayton Son of the Rev. Arthur Prestwood Clayton, M.A., and Mary Georgina Clayton (née Levinge), of Kilnhurst, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. His parents were married at Holy Trinity, Bembridge, 29 April 1880. Born 21 August 1898 Ventnor. |
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Census information : 1901 : Rev. Arthur and Mary Clayton with their family including Edward aged 2, are at Kilnhurst, Ventnor. 1911 : Rev. Arthur and Mary Clayton with their family including Edward aged 12, are at Kilnhurst, Ventnor. |
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Service Details : 2nd Lt. Edward Harold Clayton, 98 Sqn. Royal Air Force |
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Casualty Details : Died 21 August 1918, aged 20 (CWGC gives date of death as 24 August 1918) Buried at : Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor War Memorial Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor, War Memorial Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor, E H Clayton Memorial County War Memorial Carisbrooke Castle |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, March 2, 1917 Page 1 Mr. Edward Clayton, son of the Rev. A.P. Clayton, joined the Army this week on attaining military age. He is the fifth son of the Vicar of Holy Trinity now serving.
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, September 6, 1918 Page 2 It is reported that Second-Lieut. Edward Clayton, son of the Rev. A.P. and Mrs. Clayton, who was recently said to be missing, is wounded and a prisoner of war in Germany. Friday, October 4, 1918 Page 2 The news of the death of Lieut. Edward Clayton, R.A.F., son of the Rev. A.P. and Mrs. Clayton, has caused the deepest regret among the many friends of the family here and elsewhere. He was reported missing some time ago. |
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Further Information :
2nd Lt Clayton was the Observer in a DH.9 aircraft (serial no D1721) of 98 Sqn, RAF, which was shot down on the 11th August 1918. The pilot, Lt S D Connolly was taken prisoner of war. His cousin, Sir Richard William Levinge, Bart was killed in action in October 1914. His cousin's husband, Walter Henry Lace (who married Phyllis Rachel Clayton) was killed in action in November 1918. His nephew, Peter Levinge Clayton was killed in action with the RAF in 1942. |
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Acknowledgements :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research John Bloodworth for R.A.F. research |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 11 May 2012 - added link to W H Lace |
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