| Regimental number | 1148 |
| Place of birth | Tatura, Victoria |
| School | Tatura State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas R Layton, Hogan, Tatura, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1113 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 22.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Rue-David Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 16), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 44 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Tom and Annie LAYTON, 42 Hartington Street, Elsternick, Victoria. Native of Tatura, Victoria. Regimental number as 1118 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1224 Pte Richard Goulburn LAYTON, 59th Bn, killed in action, 15 October 1917; 2199 Pte Edward Thomas LAYTON, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 10 March 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |