Alfred Clayson
Item
Title
Alfred Clayson
Who?
My father in law
Item(s)
Letter of instruction to meet Commander of Sandringham Company dated 31st July 1914
Mobilization envelope
Mobilization letter
Postcard of ship Minnetonka sent by Alfred Clayson
Map showing location of Salonika
Salonika postcard
Letter from Sandringham Estate relating to Alfred's war service
Letter to accompany Alfred's war medal
Mobilization envelope
Mobilization letter
Postcard of ship Minnetonka sent by Alfred Clayson
Map showing location of Salonika
Salonika postcard
Letter from Sandringham Estate relating to Alfred's war service
Letter to accompany Alfred's war medal
Story
Alfred Clayson was employed on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk as a wheelwright. He joined the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment on 4th August 1914 and was embodied from the Estate on 5th August 1914. He served in the Salonika campaign and later joined the Royal Air Force. In April 1919 he was presented with the sum of £30 as the ‘King’s wish to present all his unmarried employees with a present of money on their return from the war’. The amount Alfred received was based on the length of his war service.
When?
1914-1919
Where?
Sandringham, Norfolk
Salonika
Salonika
Contributor
Muriel Clayson
Collection Day
Friday 15th March 2019 at St Helen's Church, Worcester
This item was submitted on April 5, 2019