Private Clayton Elwood Belnap
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Belnap,
Clayton Elwood
Date of birth: 1896-01-18
Place of birth: Prince Edward County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: John Belnap, grandfather. Rossmore, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Fisherman
Occupation (normalized): Deep-Sea Fisherman
Address:
Rossmore, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-09-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 219941
Highest Rank:
Private
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-07-18 to 1918-09-27
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1565179
LAC ID:
37232
Service file: B0633-S029
Uploader's Notes: Clayton Edward Belnap was the son of Daniel and Caroline (Lina) Belnap , but at the time of his enlistment Clayton was living with his grandparents John and Mary Belnap of Rossmore, Ontario. Clayton joined the 80th Overseas Battalion on 7 Oct 1915 in the Belleville Armouries. The 80th was authorized on 10 July 1915 and trained at Barriefield and sailed for England on 20 May 1916 where it was broken up. Pte Belnap passed through the 74th Battalion and ended up in the 78th Battalion on 18 July 1916. The 78th Battalion(Winnipeg Grenadiers) was authorized on 10 July 1915 and landed in France on 13 August 1916 where it was part of the 12th Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders. On 27 September 1918 22 year old Private Belnap of Headquarters Company and two others from the 78th Battalion were in a "jumping Off" trench when an enemy shell exploded and killed all three of these young soldiers. Today in the nearby Bourlon Woods is a Cemetery and a monument commemorating these 3 young 78th Battalion CEF soldiers.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion Headquarters ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-05