Gnr
Edwin Gladstone Latheron

Informations sur naissance

Date de naissance:
22/12/1887
Lieu de naissance:
Carlinghow, Yorkshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Joueur professionnel de football

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Gunner
Numéro de service:
160461
Incorporation date:
01/01/1916
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Blackburn, Lancashire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Unités:
 —  Royal Field Artillery, 73rd Bty. 5th Bde.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
14/10/1917
Lieu de décès:
La Belle Alliance, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
29

Cimetière

Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
Parcelle: XI
Rangée: F
Tombe: 2

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 2

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#2 Lieu d'enrôlement

Mon histoire

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.

Fichiers 1

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"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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