John Oswald Every-Clayton, RCNR
| Born | 8 Apr 1898 | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Died | 19 Aug 1979 | (81) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
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Warship Commands listed for John Oswald Every-Clayton, RCNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMCS Shediac (K 110) | T/Lt. | Corvette | 3 Jun 1941 | 22 Mar 1943 |
Career information
He was the son of George Frederick William Every-Clayton who immigrated to Canada from England around 1890. He was married and has one son.
He was awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross (London Gazette, Issue 37592, page 2681, 4th Supplement, dated 31 May 1946)
Events related to this officer
Corvette HMCS Shediac (K 110)
12 May 1942
HMCS Shediac (T/Lt. J.E. Clayton, RCNR) picks up 25 survivors from the British merchant Empire Dell that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-124 in the North Atlantic in position 53º00'N, 29º57'W.
HMCS Shediac also picks up 37 survivors from the British merchant Cristales that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-124 in the North Atlantic in position 52º55'N, 29º50'W.
27 Dec 1942
HMCS Shediac (T/Lt. J.E. Clayton, RCNR) picks up 27 survivors from the British merchant Melrose Abbey that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-356 north-north-east of the Azores in position 47º30'N, 24º30'W.
28 Dec 1942
HMCS Shediac (T/Lt. J.E. Clayton, RCNR) picks up 35 survivors from the British merchant Melmore Head that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-225 north of the Azores in position 43º27'N, 27º15'W.
4 Mar 1943
The German submarine U-87 was sunk west of Leixoes, in position 41º36'N, 13º31'W, by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Shediac (T/Lt. J.E. Clayton, RCNR) and the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dobson, DSC, RCNR).
6 Mar 1943
HMCS Shediac (T/Lt. J.E. Clayton, RCNR) picks up survivors from the British merchant Fort Battle River that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-410 west of Gibraltar in position 36º33'N, 10º22'W.