Clayton, Gerald Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald Lawrence |
Surname | Clayton |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. Charles Lawrence Clayton, R.A., and Olive Wellington Clayton, of Fermoy, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8848 |
Markings | HA-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 741533 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3143 (P354637/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1348/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1348/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1940 |
End Date | 08-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost at sea |