Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | Geelong College, Geelong, Victoria |
Other training | University Sydney, NSW |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Metallurgist |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Latta, Bexley, High Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Calais Southern Cemetery (Plot A, Row Officers, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Helen LATTA, Launceston, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |