| Accession Number | P11371.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c May 1940 - July 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of VX14987 Lieutenant (later Captain) Peter Spencer Hayman. A bank officer from ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of VX14987 Lieutenant (later Captain) Peter Spencer Hayman. A bank officer from Elwood, Victoria he enlisted with 2/24 Battalion on 13 May 1940. Lieutenant Hayman was awarded the Military Cross for his courage and leadership at Tobruk on 15-16 July 1941. He was killed in action in the Middle East on 11 July 1942, aged 25. Captain Hayman's Military Cross was presented to his father, Spencer Lewis Hayman in September 1944.