Harold LATHAM

LATHAM, Harold

    Service Numbers: 1858, 1553
    Enlisted: 12 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Tarcutta, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
    Schooling: State School, New South Wales
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Tarcutta War Memorial Hall Honour Rolls, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1858, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    10 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1858, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
    10 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1858, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
    6 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 1553, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1553 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Thomas and Esther Bridget Latham of Tarcutta, NSW.

    Brother of William Henry Latham who died of wounds on 24 August 1915 while serving with the 1st Battalion and was buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Row D, Grave 60, Isabella Latham, Hannah Latham, Daniel Walter Latham who returned to Australia on 10 December 1918 having served with the Siege Artillery Brigade

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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