Identity
Person No.
3973
Service No.
6881
Last Name
First Name
Walter
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Walter and Eliza Clayton, of Illovo River, Natal, South Africa. Native of Huddersfield, England.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Sergeant Walter CLAYTON, 2nd SAI - Killed in action near Arras 9th April 1917 (Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Sergeant Walter CLAYTON, 2nd SAI - Killed in action near Arras 9th April 1917 (Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery)
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K.M. Jordan — DLI research (ABW / WWI ROH)
K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #28 Lance Sergeant CLAYTON, Walter, age 28, Force No 6881, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England; a cabinet-maker before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; fought at Delville Wood in July 1916; killed in action during the Battle of Arras. Buried/commemorated: Point du Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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