George Arthur Thomas LATCHAM

LATCHAM, George Arthur Thomas

Service Number: 168
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: Queensland, Australia, 18 February 1876
Home Town: Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer, Licensed Victualler
Died: Queensland, Australia, 8 May 1972, aged 96 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Columbarium 1, Section 13
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 168, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
6 Mar 1901: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 168, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901.
5 May 1902: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 168, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George LATCHAM and Amelia Elizabeth nee PERRETT

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

George Arthur Thomas Latcham married Ethel White on 27 Aug 1901 and they had one child. He was at various times, a farmer, and a Hotel Licensee at Palmwoods and Inglewood.