| Accession Number | P02466.261 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
WA. Paybook photograph of WX1051 Sergeant Stanley Thomas Hutchinson, 2/11th Battalion, Australian ...
Description
WA. Paybook photograph of WX1051 Sergeant Stanley Thomas Hutchinson, 2/11th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Sergeant Hutchinson, aged 23, died on 15 June 1941, as a Prisoner of War (POW), of wounds he received while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was evacuated on 31 May 1941. He was the son of Sydney Wright Hutchinson and Daisy Maud Hutchinson, of Geraldton, WA. He is buried in the Phaleron War Cemetery Section 3, Row A, Plot 7. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)