| Accession Number | P02466.009 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NSW. Paybook photograph of NX3224 Lance Bombardier Edward Alfred Pocock, 2/3rd Field Regiment, ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph of NX3224 Lance Bombardier Edward Alfred Pocock, 2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Lance Bombardier Pocock, aged 36, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 30 May 1941. He was the son of George Pearce Pocock and Florence May Pocock, and the husband of Esma Lucy Pocock, of Woollahra, NSW. He is commemorated on the Athens Memorial Face 10. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)