| Accession Number | P02466.200 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Vic. Paybook photograph of VX42112 Gunner Harold Erskine Lyle, 3rd Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph of VX42112 Gunner Harold Erskine Lyle, 3rd Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Gunner Lyle, aged 40, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 20 May 1941. He was the son of John Erskine Lyle and Annie Lyle, and the husband of Hazel Lucrece Lyle, of Mordialloc, Vic. He is commemorated on the Athens Memorial Face 10. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)