John James LATTA

LATTA, John James

    Service Number: 3525
    Enlisted: 22 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 54th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Milton, New South Wales, Australia, 1888
    Home Town: Ulladulla, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales
    Schooling: Ulladulla Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Sawyer
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 19 November 1916
    Cemetery: Heilly Station Cemetery
    Plot V1, Row B, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: Duty nobly done,
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    22 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3525, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
    20 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3525, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
    20 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3525, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
    3 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 18th Battalion to the 54th Battalion at Ferry Post
    1 Nov 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3525, 54th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wounds to the back
    19 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 3525, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3525 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-19

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of James and Rosetta Latta; husband of Ellen May Latta of South Linsmore, NSW. Father of Norman Richard James Latta, Rupert Renwick Clyde Latta and Harold Henry Sydney Latta

    Brother of Arthur Henry Latta who returned to Australia on 12 May 1918 having served in the 4th Battalion and Robert Gibson Latta who died of wounds on 2 April 1918 while serving in the 45th Battalion

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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