Letter from Gideon Haigh
A letter from Gideon Haigh about the midshipman George Vernon who sailed with Ralph Lyall Clayton and deserted on a visit to San Francisco in May 1903.
A Life Cut Short
Chapter 8 – The Last Chapter
Chapter Eight of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, sadly we now come to the moment when Lieutenant Commander Ralph Clayton’s life, in common with 1,265 others, was finally cut short at the Battle of Jutland on May 31st, 1916.
Chapter 7 – The Beginning of the End
Chapter Seven of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916 where we pick up the story of Ralph Clayton in June 1913 when he joined the prestigious Battle Cruiser, Queen Mary.
Chapter Six – Sub Lieutenant
Chapter Six of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, Clayton arrives at the Royal Naval College Greenwich to train for the last of the exams which will qualify him to become an acting Sub Lieutenant.
Chapter Five – Senior midshipman on HMS Grafton
Chapter Five of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, when Clayton became a senior midshipman on HMS Grafton and was first introduced to torpedo boats.
Chapter Four – On board HMS Grafton
Chapter Four of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, about Clayton’s time on board HMS Grafton.
Chapter Three: HMS Grafton – The First Year
Chapter Three of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, tells of Clayton’s first year aboard HMS Grafton in 1902.
Chapter Two – HMS Hannibal
Chapter Two of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, tells of when he was a young Midshipman on HMS Hannibal, one of the Majestic class of first class pre-dreadnought battleships.
Chapter One – Ever your loving son… Letters from School and Britannia
Chapter One of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, details his time at Eagle House School and Marlborough, followed by Cadet training on the Naval Training Ship, Britannia.
Chapter 8 – The Last Chapter
Chapter Eight of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, sadly we now come to the moment when Lieutenant Commander Ralph Clayton’s life, in common with 1,265 others, was finally cut short at the Battle of Jutland on May 31st, 1916.
Chapter 7 – The Beginning of the End
Chapter Seven of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916 where we pick up the story of Ralph Clayton in June 1913 when he joined the prestigious Battle Cruiser, Queen Mary.
Chapter Six – Sub Lieutenant
Chapter Six of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, Clayton arrives at the Royal Naval College Greenwich to train for the last of the exams which will qualify him to become an acting Sub Lieutenant.
Chapter Five – Senior midshipman on HMS Grafton
Chapter Five of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, when Clayton became a senior midshipman on HMS Grafton and was first introduced to torpedo boats.
Chapter Four – On board HMS Grafton
Chapter Four of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, about Clayton’s time on board HMS Grafton.
Chapter Three: HMS Grafton – The First Year
Chapter Three of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, tells of Clayton’s first year aboard HMS Grafton in 1902.
Chapter Two – HMS Hannibal
Chapter Two of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, tells of when he was a young Midshipman on HMS Hannibal, one of the Majestic class of first class pre-dreadnought battleships.
Chapter One – Ever your loving son… Letters from School and Britannia
Chapter One of A Life Cut Short – The Edited Letters of Lieutenant Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton, 1885 – 1916, details his time at Eagle House School and Marlborough, followed by Cadet training on the Naval Training Ship, Britannia.