Clay, Frank

Clay, Frank

Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry (13th Battalion)

Rank: Shoeing Smith

Service No: 1328

Boer War service: 2 Feb 1900 to 10 Jun 1901

Date of enlistment: 4 Jan 1900

Date of discharge: 18 Jun 1901

Reason for discharge: Termination of limited engagement

Other information:

Born: 1880 in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. He was baptised at St Chad’s Church in Prees on 30th May that year

Family: He was one of eleven surviving children born to Thomas and Mary Jane Clay. No marriage can be traced for Frank

Residence: In 1881 and 1891 he lived in Church Street, Prees with his parents and siblings; in 1901 he was on military service in South Africa.

Employment: He was a blacksmith when he enlisted

Death: Date and place unknown

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