CLAY, ALBERT HENRY

Description

Box of medals and miniature medals, including the Order of the Nile (1914-1919, 1939-1945); 2 maps, including a general map of Gallipoli and a map of the Kurija Dere region (nd, 1915); Framed Mentioned in Despatches certificate (1 Mar 1919); Manuscript certificate relating to the award of the Order of the Nile, with photostat copy and translations in English and French (nd); 3 photographs, one an X-ray of wound (Feb 1919, 25 Sep 1920, nd); Supplement to 'The London Gazette' relating to AH Clay's promotion to the rank of Major (6 Feb 1920); Disability statement form (20 Sep 1919); 2 manuscript letters relating to AH Clay's wound, with sketch (5 Oct 1920); Typescript letter from the University of London Military Education Commitee relating to AH Clay being mentioned in Despatches (20 July 1918); Officer's record of services book (24 Sep 1919); Typescript account of his father's service by the donor, BL Clay (Aug 1985) (see Research Correspondence for letter of 8 Jan 2009 from BL Clay amending
account of A H Clay's arrival in Gallipoli).

Biography or history

Clay, Albert Henry (1896-1957). Trained with the University of London Officer Training Corps. 2nd Lieutenant and Acting Captain, 1st Battalion, 10th London (Hackney) Regiment, serving at Gallipoli and in Egypt/Palestine. Mentioned in Despatches on 3 Apr 1918 and promoted to the rank of Major on 1 Aug 1919. Also served with the Home Guard during the Second World War.

Provenance

The papers were placed in the Collection by BL Clay (son).

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