Flying Officer

Sydney Ernest Clayton

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Ernest and Alice Clayton, of Taradale, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
426214
Name:
Sydney Ernest Clayton
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Date of Birth:
24 November 1913
Place of Birth: 
Darlington, England
Next of Kin: 
Mr Ernest Clayton (father), Waterhouse Street, Taradale, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
School teacher
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
05 June 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
22 May 1944
Destination:
Bougainville, Solomon Islands

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Joint grave 8. 34-35.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
Sydney Ernest Clayton
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