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Auction: 18001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 384

(x) The mounted group of five miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. Clayton, Royal Artillery

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 1906; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals 1914-19, M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, good very fine (5)



William Arthur Clayton was born at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, the son of the Vicar of Ventnor. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in The Duke of Connaught's Own Hampshire and Isle of Wight Artillery in May 1900, he saw active service in South Africa (Queen's Medal & 5 clasps). Subsequently attached to No. 2 Battery, North Nigeria Regiment, Clayton served in the engagements at Satiru. During the Great War he served with the 1/4th Hampshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery in Aden from 20 October 1915. He was advanced Lieutenant-Colonel in August 1917 and retired in May 1922.

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