LAYTON, William Henry
| Service Number: | 3566 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3566, Depot Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3566, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3566, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3566, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3566 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlistmed-10 September 1915 Melbourne, Victoria
His unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Allotted to and proceeded to join 24th Bn, 14 March 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Statement, 4840 Corporal E.C. LATHAM, D Company, 60th Bn (patient, Southall Hospital, London, England), 5 January 1917: 'Layton was lying out in No Man's Land at Fleurbaix, bleeding from the mouth and nose, and clawing at the ground, evidently dying when informant crawled past him on 20th July. Informant was getting back wounded to our lines, after lying out all night.'
Second statement, 4058 Pte G.F. BAKER, A company, 60th Bn (patient, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England), 20 June 1919: 'I saw Layton's body in No Man's Land near 300 yards from our lines and 150 yards from Penny's Avenue at Fleurbaix. He was bleeding badly all over the chest and was then dead. I was wounded shortly afterwards and did not see him buried.'
Address-220 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Next of Kin-Sister, Mrs Bert Jackson, 25 Johnston Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria
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