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Sydney Ponsonby Latta

1/4 portrait of Corporal Sydney Ponsonby Latta, Reg No 70297, of the 3rd (Auckland Regiment), Auckland Infantry Regiment, 39th Reinforcements, E Company. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1918). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-L4414. No known copyright.

1/4 portrait of Corporal Sydney Ponsonby Latta, Reg No 70297, of the 3rd (Auckland Regiment), Auckla …

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sydney Ponsonby AWMM
  • Surname
    Latta AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 70297 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L. Latta (mother), 43 Surrey Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 70297 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Indent agent/Civilian AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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