John Ernest LATIMER

Regimental number8/789
Address44 Williams Street, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJohn Latimer, Torridge Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialQueen's Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave 5), Bucquoy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Thomas & Janet Latimer, Torridge Street, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body