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AYTON, Leslie George

Service Number:	22897
Enlisted:	21 February 1939, Enlisted at Melbourne Last ship was HMAS Sydney 11
Last Rank:	Petty Officer
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1917
Home Town:	Sunshine, Brimbank, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter & Turner
Died:	Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 58, Column 1 , Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Sunshine Cenotaph

World War 2 Service

21 Feb 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 22897, Enlisted at Melbourne Last ship was HMAS Sydney 11
21 Feb 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 22897
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 22897, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Leslie Charles and Veronica Maud Ayton; husband of Veronica Alice Ayton of Sunshine, Victoria