Iltyd Nicholl Clayton
Brigadier Sir Iltyd Nicholl Clayton was a British Army officer notable for his attachment to the Middle East Office in Cairo during and after World War II and his involvement in the formation of Arab League and formulation of post-war British policy in the Middle East.Biography
Clayton was born in Sandown, Isle of Wight, the son of Lt. Col. William Lewis Nicholl Clayton and Maria Martha Pilkington. He was educated at Lancing College and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, United Kingdom. He was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1906 and promoted lieutenant in 1909. He served in the World War I, reaching the rank of Major. After post-war spells in Iraq and Cairo, he served as Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Artillery from 1934 to 1938 and retired in 1939. Recalled to service during the Second World War, he served as Advisor on Arab Affairs to the British Government. He was later Special Advisor to Head of British Middle East Office and served as Minister attached to the British Embassy in Cairo.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1927 Birthday Honours and a Knight Commander of the same Order in the 1949 New Year Honours.Personal life
His older brother, Gilbert, was also a British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator.
He married Marjorie Clemence Duke, daughter of Sir William Duke. They had two daughters and one son. He died in Weobley, Herefordshire, aged 68.
