Alfred Clay (c.1879-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
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Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- CLAY, ALFRED. Gunner. No 118313. 261st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. Born Slaithwaite. Son of Mr and Mrs Tom Clay, 64 New North Road, Crimble, Slaithwaite. Employed as head warehouseman by Messrs W. and E. Crowther Limited, Crimble Mills, Slaithwaite. Was a member Slaithwaite Conservative Club. Enlisted September 1916. Embarked for France June, 1917. Killed in action, 27.7.1917, aged 38 years. Buried HAGLE DUMP CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 3, Row C, Grave 4.
- ROH:- St. James' Church, Slaithwaite; Slaithwaite War Memorial.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Gunner CLAY
- regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
- died: Friday, July 27, 1917
- record ID: 2938668
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #2938668)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #846206)