Walter John LAY

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Service Number:	408079
Enlisted:	12 October 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 13 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 8 May 1914
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Warracknabeal High School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Chemist
Died:	Accidental, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 1 January 1942, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Column 10, Ambon Memorial, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia.
Memorials:	Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, 408079
12 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408079
12 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408079, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF)
1 Jan 1942:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF), Lost in aircraft Hudson A16-29 near Laha when its port engine failed and it crashed into sea.

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