Regimental number | 3525 |
Place of birth | Milton, New South Wales |
School | Ulladulla Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Sawyer |
Address | Ulladulla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E M Latta, Ulladulla, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3525A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 10), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Rosetta LATTA; husband of Ellen LATTA, South Linsmore, New South Wales. Native of Milton, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2478 Pte Arthur Henry LATTA, 4th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1918; 3181 Pte Robert Gibson LATTA, 45th Bn, died of wounds, 2 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |