| Accession Number | P02466.058 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX12877 Gunner Douglas Haig Burling, 2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph of NX12877 Gunner Douglas Haig Burling, 2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Gunner Burling, aged 25, died on 13 December 1943, as a Prisoner of War (POW), after being captured on 1 June 1941, while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was the son of James Henry and Ethel May Burling, of Lakemba, NSW. He is buried in the Cracow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland, , Poland, Section 2, Row A, Plot 11. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)