Date of birth:

August 9th, 1889

Date of death:

December 10th, 1965

Service number:

5092 (WW2)

Nationality:

British

John MacDuff Latham was educated at Haileybury Trevelyan 1903.2 - 1907.1
He entered Royal Military College in 1908 and was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry in 1909.

Promotions:
2nd Lieutenant 18/9/09
Lieutenant 12/6/12
Captain 17/5/15
Adjudant 25/8/19 to 11/4/23
Major 10/2/26
Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding 1st Battalion 1/11/1934
Colonel 13/3/1939 (Dated back to 1937-11-01)
Local Brigadier 13/3/1939

Service
1939-03-13 – 1940-XX-XX: Commanding Officer Troops Jamaica
1939-03-13 – 1940-XX-XX Inspector-General of the West Indian Local Forces

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