| Accession Number | P02466.095 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Tas. Paybook photograph of TX3173 Sapper Charles George Sutton, 2/2nd Field Park Company, Royal ...
Description
Tas. Paybook photograph of TX3173 Sapper Charles George Sutton, 2/2nd Field Park Company, Royal Australian Engineers. Sapper Sutton, aged 33, died on 1 June 1942, as a Prisoner of War (POW), after being captured defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was the son of George and Mary Anne Sutton, of North Pyengana, Tas. He is commemorated on the Athens Memorial Face 11. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)