| Accession Number | P02466.102 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Vic. Paybook photograph of VX989 Gunner James Dimitri Zampelis, 2/2nd Field Regiment, Australian ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph of VX989 Gunner James Dimitri Zampelis, 2/2nd Field Regiment, Australian Field Artillery. Gunner Zampelis, aged 28, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 24 May 1941. He was the son of Gerasimos D. Zampelis and Louise Zampelis, and the husband of Doris Annie Zampelis, of St. Kilda, Vic. 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.)