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LATHAM, William
| Service Number: | 2947 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charleston, South Australia, 4 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 18 February 1976, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Birdwood Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board, Woodside R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2947, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2947, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
William Latham
Name: William Latham
Service Number: 2947
Place of Birth: Charleston
Date of Birth: 4 April 1891
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 21 August 1916
Age at Enlistment: 25 years 1 month
Next of Kin: Father, Charles Latham
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
William joined the 50th Battalion and left Adelaide on board the Afric on 7 November 1916, reaching Plymouth, England on 9 January 1917. He proceeded to France with his unit on 14 October 1917. William had been admitted to the 1st Auxiliary Hospital, London with rheumatism in May 1917 and in January 1918 was hospitalised at Queen’s Military Hospital with bronchitis.
William suffered gunshot wounds to both arms in action in France on 13 September 1918 and was sent to Reading War Hospital for treatment. He returned to Australia on the Bakara on December 12 and was discharged as medically unfit on 19 March 1919.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins
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