James CLAYTON

Regimental number24/715
Address82 Fox Street, South Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Clayton, 82 Fox Street, South Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 31 Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 3 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of wounds 17 July 1916
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 8), Nord, France
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Mother: Jane Clayton, 82 Fox Street, South Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/2nd NZRB

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