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Surname: SLATER
Forename(s): Clayton
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 35123
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion / Unit: 25th (Service] Battalion. (2nd Tyneside Irish)
Division: 34th Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1917-04-28
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Bay 2 and 3.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Clayton Slater was the son of Edmund and Sarah Slater, née Slater. Both of Clayton's parents were born at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.
1891 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Church Street - Clayton Slater, aged 4 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Edmund and Sarah Slater.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 17, Church Street - Clayton Slater, aged 14 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Edmund and Sarah Slater.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 17, Church Street - Clayton Slater, aged 23 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Edmund and Sarah Slater.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Clayton Slater, 50212, West Yorkshire Regiment; 35123, Northumberland Fusiliers.
The image of the Northumberland Fusiliers cap badge also shows the collar badge of the Tyneside Irish battalions.
A short biography of Clayton is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Northumberland Fusiliers
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 34th Division
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01 June 1917
BARNOLDSWICK
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Slater, Church Street, have been officially informed that their son, Private Clayton Slater, Northumberland Fusiliers, has been missing since April 28th. He only went to France about two months ago, and before enlisting carried on business as a butcher in Church Street.
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01 June 1917
BARNOLDSWICK
A SOLDIER MISSING – Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Slater, Church Street, have been officially informed that their son, Pte. Clayton Slater, Northumberland Fusiliers, has been missing since, April 28th. He only went to France about two months ago, and before enlisting carried on business as a butcher in Church Street.
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