Rifleman 52538 William Arthur GAYTON

Rifleman 52538 William Arthur Gayton{gallery}Rfn W A Gayton{/gallery}12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 6th June 1918, aged 18

• Buried: Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave V.A.17
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Albert and Edith Gayton 
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Gayton
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery
• Royal Irish Rifles

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1899 at Baddesley. Baptised 22 Oct 1899 at Atherstone
  
• Lived at Church View, Atherstone [1911]
  
• Was a schoolboy in 1911
• Enlisted 11 Oct 1917