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Surname: CLAYTON
Forename(s): Arthur
Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire
Service No: 307712
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/7th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 32
Date of Death: 1918-04-12
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 82 to 85.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Arthur Clayton was the son of Robert Smith and Jane Elizabeth Clayton, née Heaton. Both parents were born at Keighley, Yorkshire.
1891 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 30, Castle Street - Arthur Clayton, aged 5 years, born Skipton, son of Robt and Jane E. Clayton.
1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 61, Castle Street - Arthur Clayton, aged 15 years, born Skipton, son of Robert Smith and Jane Elizth. Clayton.
Arthur was married to Annie Hepworth in 1910.
1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 8, Rectory Lane - Arther [sic] Clayton, aged 25 years, born Skipton [in] Craven, husband of Annie Clayton.
Arthur is listed in the Nominal Roll of the 1/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment): Pte A. Clayton. [Arthur may have been transferred to the 1/7th Bn after recovering from a wound received 11 November 1915.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Arthur Clayton, 2968, 307712, W. Rid. R. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 14.4.15. K. in A. 12.4.18.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Arthur Clayton, 307712, 1/6 W. Rid. R.; 1/7 W. Rid. R. K. in A. 12.4.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Arthur Clayton, 307712, 1/7th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 12.4.18. Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Annie. £31 6s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Arthur. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Annie, born 1.5.91. Address 1. 33, Russell Street, Skipton, Yorkshire. Address 2. 3, Cowper Street, Skipton. Yorkshire. Address 3. 56, Bradshaw Street, Nelson.
See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CLAYTON, Arthur, aged 32, West Riding Regiment, 44, Russell Street, Skipton, killed April 12, 1918.
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Private Arthur CLAYTON

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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