William Henry LATHAM

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Service Numbers:	1794, 1556
Enlisted:	12 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tarcutta, New South Wales, 1886
Home Town:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds - to the abdomen and leg, 1 General Hospital, Heliopolis Egypt, 24 August 1915
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 60 Rev. W.A. Moore officiated Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory of my dearly beloved husband peace perfect peace, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tarcutta War Memorial Hall Honour Rolls, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch

12 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1794, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
10 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1794, 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, 1794, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
6 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1556, Gunshot wounds to the leg and abdomen. Invalided to Heliopolis Hospital on 13 August 1915
24 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1556, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1556 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-24

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Son of Thomas Henry and Esther Bridget Latham; husband of Margaret Ann Latham of Fox Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Father of Charles Henry Clifford Latham and William Thomas Latham

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