Dates:
War Service:
Second Lieutenant ERIC ABLEY CLAXTON of the 18th battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps died of wounds on 31 July 1916, aged 21. Before being commissioned he had served as a private in the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps.
He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate
Location of Memorial:
He is remembered on the memorial at Blackheath Congregational Church.
Details:
He was the son of the Rev. Arthur E. and Frances Alice Claxton, of The London Missionary Society (China).
Source:
Contributed By: Andy Pepper
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