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LAYTON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1973 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Arncliffe Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 14, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Rockdale Arncliffe Methodist Church Roll of Honor (Large), Rockdale Pindari Room Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1973, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1973, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1973, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Eliza Layton of Kempsey, NSW formerly of Nyngan, NSW.
Brother of William Layton who was died of wounds on 17 October 1917 while serving with the 33rd Battalion and was buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Plot XX11, Row B, Grave 11; Stanley Layton who returned to Australia on 3 December 1918 having served with the 2nd Battalion; and Walter Layton who returned to Australia on 12 May 1919 having served with the 13th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served with the Hurstville Cadets, NSW