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Name: LATHAM, Jack MC (Major)
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1886 London
Death Date: 1 Aug 1941 North Africa, killed in action
First Date: 1922
Profession: 2nd in Command, 3rd KAR
Area: Nairobi
Married: in Johannesburg, S. Africa 10 May 1922 Margaret Ivy Taylor Smith b. 3 May 1899 Harrismith, S. Africa, d. 5 May 1962 Johannesburg (?later m. in 1943 in Johannesburg Sydney Colston)
Children: Peter John (22 Sep 1925 Johannesburg-1999 Cambridge); David (1929); Michael Stuart (9 July 1934 Johannesburg-1986 Durban); another son
Book Reference: KAD, Red 22
War Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers; S. African forces in WW2
General Information:
From Royal Munster Fusiliers
CWGC Lt-Col Jack Latham. MC. General Service Corps, S. A. Forces. 1 Aug 1941, K. 86. Cairo War Memorial cemetery