Photograph, Black-and-White
Colchester Historeum
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| Object Name: | Photograph, Black-and-White |
| Category: | Graphic Documents |
| Accession Number: | 1988.178.4 |
| Other Geographical Data: | The Norman J. Layton House, 142 Smith Avenue (Formally 52 Willow St.) [45.341125,-63.2947361:45.364028862704,-63.288392722607] |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1888-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1916-12-31 |
| Description: | Black and white portrait photograph of a soldier, Lieutenant Francis Paul Hamilton Layton, in military uniform. |
| Narrative: | The photo is of Lieutenant Francis Paul Hamilton Layton, born April 13th, 1888, to George Albert Layton and Anna Morton Layton (nee Eaton). Layton lived at 52 Willow Street (now 142 Smith Avenue), Truro, Nova Scotia. He was educated at Kings College School and Dalhousie University and admitted to the Bar in 1912. Layton lived in Vancouver, B.C. as a Barrister at Law when the First World War began. Layton had already served in 3 years in the 76th Colchester and Hants Rifles and was made a provisional Lieutenant on April 21st, 1915. He enlisted for the First World War on August 21st, 1915, in Valcartier, Quebec. He joined the 40th Battalion and later transferred to the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Layton was killed in action on July 24th, 1916, at Zillebeke, Belgium, at 28 years old. In Belgium, he was buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Grounds (Transport Farm). |
| Length: | 7 in |
| Width: | 5 in |
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| Institution City: | Truro |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |
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