Percy Norman LATHER

Regimental number26297
Place of birthSouthport, Queensland
SchoolSouthport State School, Queensland
ReligionCongregational
OccupationClerk
AddressScarborough Street, Southport, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, W Lather, Scarborough Street, Southport, Queensland
Enlistment date5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit name9th Field Artillery Brigade, 3rd Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 14 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingRoisel, France
Age at death28.11
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Southport Cemetery, Queensland. Parents: William and Fanny LATHER, 'Newholm', Scarborough Street, Southport, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal