LATTA, William Thomas
| Service Number: | 4841 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pine Lodge Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XI, Row A, Grave No. 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Shepparton & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4841, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4841, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4841, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 4841, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4841 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of J A Latta, PO, Shepparton, Victoria
Pte. W. T. Latta Killed.
Mr J. A. Latta, of Cemetery road, Shepparton, received the sad notification (through the Rev. N. D. Herring) from the Defence authorities, to the effect that his son, Pte W. T. Latta, had been killed in action in France on April 25th. Pte W. T. Latta, who would have been 21 years of age in July next, had been on service for slightly over two years and was a member of the 58th Batt., A.I.F. He was born at Pine Lodge, and had lived in this district up to the time of his enlistment. A brother, Pte John Latta, also on active service, is a
transport driver in France. This latter soldier was one of those who took part in the landing by the Anzacs at Gallipoli.
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