| Accession Number | P02466.167 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX28371 Private Charles Lawrence Byrne, 2/7th Battalion, Australian ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph of VX28371 Private Charles Lawrence Byrne, 2/7th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Private Byrne, aged 35, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 29 May 1941. He was the son of George William and Anne Margaret Byrne, and the husband of Ellen Dorothy Byrne, of Rainbow, Vic. 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.)