| Accession Number | P02466.207 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX44655 Gunner Douglas Layton, 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph of VX44655 Gunner Douglas Layton, 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Gunner Layton, aged 26, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 24 May 1941. He was the son of Arthur and Elsie Layton, of Glen Iris, Vic. He is buried in the Suda Bay Cemetery Section 1, Row B, Plot 2. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)