LATTER, Albert Charles
| Service Number: | 5783 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia , 7 July 1875 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tramway Controller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 January 1917, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban J 46 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5783, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5783, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 5 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 5783, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5783 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Albert Charles LATTER was born in Newtown on 7th July 1875.
In 1906 he married Margaret Watt,
In July 1908 he joined the Tramways at Rozelle as a labourer. In October 1909 he became a pitman’s assistant at North Sydney. In August 1912 he became a "controllerman" at Waverley. In January 1913 he went to Sydney in that capacity, in February 1915 he became a pitman there. In March 1915 he became a controllerman again, still in Sydney. In January 1916 he was released from duty to join the AIF and did so at Liverpool.
He embarked from Sydney with reinforcements in June 1916. He landed in England in August and was sent to France in September. He was ‘taken on strength’ by the 1st Pioneer Battalion on 23rd September 1916.
He was killed in action by artillery fire on 5th January 1917. He was buried in Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, ¾ mile NE of the church at Montauban, 6¼ miles E of Albert.
War pensions were granted for his widow and only son, also named Albert.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.