| Regimental number | 1224 |
| Place of birth | Tatura, Victoria |
| School | Tatura State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | 71 Manning Road, East Malvern, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, Tom R Layton, 71 Manning Road, East Malvern, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 38th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 20.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot V, row B, Grave No. 4), Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Tom and Annie LAYTON, 42 Hartington Street, Elsternwick, Victoria. Native of Tatura |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1148 Pte John Mackay LAYTON, 5th Bn, killed in action, 10 May 1916; 2199 Pte Edward Thomas LAYTON, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 10 March 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |