Gnr
Edwin Gladstone Latheron

Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsdatum:
22/12/1887
Geburtsort:
Carlinghow, Yorkshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Profi-Fußballer

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Truppe:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Gunner
Dienstnummer:
160461
Einberufung datum:
01/01/1916
Einberufung ort:
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Einheiten:
 —  Royal Field Artillery, 73rd Bty. 5th Bde.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
14/10/1917
Sterbeort:
La Belle Alliance, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
29

Begräbnisplatz

Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
Grabstelle: XI
Reihe: F
Grab: 2

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 2

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Einberufung ort

Meine Geschichte

Gunner Latheron Edwin Gladstone served at the 73th Battery of the 5th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery (2nd Army).

He was a professional footballer and as an England international and two-time league champion, Latheron played more than 300 games in 11 years for the Blackburn Rovers. Edwin scored a total of 120 goals for the Blue and Whites. He was married with Bertha Livesey and had one son, named Walter.

In October 1917, the brigade was positioned near La Belle Alliance had been part of the artillery support for the first assault on the village of Paschendaele. In dire conditions, British guns had been bogged down in the quagmire and had also run short of ammunition. Furthermore, German counter-battery fire had been highly-effective and heavy losses were sustained. Among the dead was Latheron, who was killed on 14 October 1917. He was 29-years-old.

The newspapers reported Latheron’s death, quoting a letter written by his Rovers teammate, Alex McGhie, who was also serving on the Western Front. In it, he said:
“A shell burst near their dugout and the splinters, passing through the opening, killed Latheron and another gunner. Latheron was happy and strong and was a tremendous worker, and if anybody has done his bit in this war it is he”.

Gunner Latheron Edwin Gladstone was buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, plot XI, row F, Grave 2.

Dateien 1

Quellen 7

"The Burnley News" Saturday 27/10/1917, page 2
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000699/19171027/029/0002
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"The Lancashire Daily Post" 27/10/1917, page 15
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Ancestry
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1543&h=384604&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=wYR1&_phstart=successSource
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4032402/latheron,-/
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Football and first World War
https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/eddie-latheron-footballer/
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The Long Long Trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
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War Diary: 5thArmyBrigade_RFA_WO-95-455-3: The National Archives' reference WO-95-455-3_01
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