Name
Thomas Claydon
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/08/1918
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
165572
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
101 Company
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 154 to 159
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Tring memorials, Ellesborough (New), Butlers Cross, Bucks.
Pre War
Thomas George Claydon was born in Ellesborough, Bucks, to George Claydon, butcher, and Elizabeth (nee Goodchild).
On the 1901 Census the Family of parents, Eva Annie (born 1892), Beatrice M (born 1895), Thomas G, Florence Rose (born 1899), Ethel C (born 1901), Nellie Allen (Servant) were living at Terrick Nash lee, Ellesborough.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, Eva A, Thomas G, Florence R, Ethel C, Sybil Helen (born1904) and Gwendoline Violet (born 1908) were living at Nash Lee, Ellesborough.
Wartime Service
Thomas enlisted as Private 1130 in the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) in Aug 1914 in 1st/1st Battalion, part of 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade in the Mounted Division. In Sep 1914 the Brigade transferred to 2nd Mounted Division and in Apr 1915 was moved to Egypt. In Aug 1915, as dismounted Infantry they were sent to Gallipoli (Suvla Bay). Following the evacuation they withdrew back to Egypt in Dec 1915. In Jan 1916 the Brigade became an independent command and was retitled as 6th Mounted Brigade. In Feb 1917 : Brigade transferred to Imperial Mounted Division and in Jun 1917 to the Yeomanry Mounted Division. In Apr 1918 the Bucks Yeomanry merged with the Berkshire Yeomanry to form C Bn, the Machine Gun Corps. In Jun 1918 left Egypt for France via Italy and were renumbered 101st Bn, Machine Gun Corps in Aug 1918 (Thomas renumbered as 165572) in 34 Division where they took part in the Battles of Tardenois (20-31 Jul), Soissonais & Ourcq (23 July – 2 Aug) as part of the Counter Attack in Champagne. Following on from these actions, Thomas was killed in action on 29 Aug 1918, His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Ypres.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £19 and arrears of £10 9d 8d was paid to his father George.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
