LATIMER, James Ernest
(Service number )
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank | 12801 |
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Birth
| Date | 13 February 1888 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Coach painter | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs E.A. Latimer (mother), Cliff St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | NZ Armed Forces |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 May 1959 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (30 January 2015); SCRoll web submission from J Averis, 28 January 2015
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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