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John William Clayton

Private

Service No. 8852

Age 23

Died on 9 May 1915

Lincolnshire Regiment

PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL

Hainaut, Belgium

Son of John William and Elizabeth Clayton, of 41, Winn St., Lincoln.

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Henry Harrison

John, O valiant heart, who to your glory came…. your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

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In eternal gratitude for your supreme sacrifice from the Royal Naval Association, Lincoln Branch.

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In eternal gratitude for your supreme sacrifice from the Submariners Association, Lincoln Branch.

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John, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, but, as a former soldier in the 1st Lincolns myself, d...

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