Norman Stanley LAYTON

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LAYTON, Norman Stanley

Service Number:	1013
Enlisted:	18 September 1914, An original of H Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	North Richmond State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial No. 16, Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Walker's Ridge Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ouyen War Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 14th Infantry Battalion, An original of H Company
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1013, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1013, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Norman's father, Harry Layton, who played in Richmond's first ever VFA game in 1885, also died in 1915.

Norman's older brother, 4809 Pte. Charles Henry Layton 53rd Battalion AIF was killed in action at Fromelles 19 July 1916, aged 27.

Their mother was left with eight surviving children, one of whom, Jack, survived the war.

The local paper reported, "Private Norman S. Layton, killed, was a popular young fellow in the eastern end of this city. He was the second son of Mrs. and the late Mr. H. Layton, of 221 Burnley Street Richmond, Victoria. He was born in Richmond, and educated at the North Richmond State school. He was 21 years of age and was employed at Kennon's tannery for some time, but for a year previous to the war had been working on the railways at Ouyen. Members of the Ouyen Football Club are wearing mourning in his memory."

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