Basic Details
Surname
Clayton
Forenames
Edward H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 05.06.2023 from www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/577341/edward-harold-clayton/
SECOND LIEUTENANT EDWARD HAROLD CLAYTON
Royal Air Force 98th Sqdn.
Date of Death 24 August 1918
Age 20 years old
Commemorated at VALENCIENNES (ST. ROCH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY V. D. 29. France
Son of the Rev. Arthur Prestwood Clayton, M.A., and Mary Georgina Clayton, of Kilnhurst, Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
98 Squadron
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
August
Day of death
24
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial