Capt. · Attached to 1 The Buffs and 8 Bedfordshire Regiment, 16 Infantry Brigade (Nov. 1915)
Philip Thomas Byard ("Tubby") Clayton
† 16/12/1972 · 87 jaar · Ashes in the undercroft of All Hallows-by-the-Tower (London)
Persoonlijke gegevens
Naam
Clayton
Initialen
P.T.B.
Voornaam
Philip Thomas Byard ("Tubby")
Geboortedatum en -plaats
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; 12.12.1885
Adres
Little Hatchett, East Boldre, Brockenhurst, Hampshire
Beroep
Member of the clergy
Familie
Youngest son of Reginald Byard Buchanan and Isabel Byard (nee Sheppard) Clayton
Extra informatie
Information
Educated at Colet Court and St Paul's (London) and at Exeter College (Oxford - theology)
Information 2
Acted as a curate at St Mary's in Portsea when the war broke out.
Information 3
Founder of Toc H Movement (1919). Vicar of All Hallows-by-the-Tower (1922-1962)
Information 4
Subject of 3 biografies: Harcourt, M., Tubby Clayton. A Personal Saga (London, 1956); Lever, T., Clayton of Toc H (London, 1971); Parker, L., A Fool For Thy Feast (The Life and Times of Tubby Clayton 1885-1972 (Solihull, 2015)
Militaire gegevens
Rang
Capt.
Regiment / Eenheid
Attached to 1 The Buffs and 8 Bedfordshire Regiment, 16 Infantry Brigade (Nov. 1915)
Sterfdatum
Leeftijd
87
Begraafplaats / Gedenkteken
Ashes in the undercroft of All Hallows-by-the-Tower (London)
Andere informatie
Information
Chaplain at No. 16 General Hospital (Le Tréport, May-Nov. 1915). Sent to the Ypres Salient, by special request, to work under Neville Talbot, senior chaplain to 6 Division.
Information 2
In December 1915, Tubby was appointed to run a house as q "Church and social centre for officers and men of the 6 Division". It was opened on 11.12.1915 and was named Talbot House after Rev. Neville Talbot.
Information 3
"Life and soul" of Talbot House throughout the war.
