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AYTON, Leslie George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 22897 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
21 Feb 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 22897, Enlisted at Melbourne Last ship was HMAS Sydney 11 | |
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21 Feb 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 22897 | |
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 22897, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Leslie Charles and Veronica Maud Ayton; husband of Veronica Alice Ayton of Sunshine, Victoria