| Accession Number | P02466.051 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX11257 Private John Rothwell Raymont, 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion, ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph of NX11257 Private John Rothwell Raymont, 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. Private Raymont, aged 22, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 28 May 1941. He was the son of Lieutenant Commander Frederick John Raymont, MBE and Vivian Grace Raymont, of Sydney, NSW. He is buried in the Suda Bay Cemetery Section 5, Row B, Plot 11. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)