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Benjamin James LATHAM

Regimental number6768
Place of birthOlveston, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, Mr J Latham, Pilning, Bristol England
Enlistment date9 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialIrish House Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 2), Kemmel, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Rebecca LATHAM
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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