Captain William Gordon Claxton
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Claxton,
William Gordon
Date of birth: 1899-06-01
Place of birth: Gladstone Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: George Claxton, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Captain
Rank detail
Captain (Air Force).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross
Date of award: 1918-08-03
Distinguished Flying Cross First Bar
Date of award: 1918-08-03
Distinguished Service Order
Date of award: 1918-11-02
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Uploader's Notes: Aug. 17, 1918 suffered a serious head wound and crashed behind enemy lines. He was taken prisoner, his life saved by a German surgeon and repatriated on December 1, 1918.
Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Air Force Royal Air Force 41st Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross Bar Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Service Order ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-03-20
Last modified: 2010-08-20