LATHAM, Philips Stonham
| Service Number: | 32932 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Station Darwin |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Baan Baa, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ground Battle, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia , 19 February 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory G.B.12., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baan Baa Memorial Clock, Boggabri War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 32932 | |
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| 5 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 32932, RAAF Station Darwin |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
The sustained Japanese air-raid on Darwin on the 19th of February 1942 resulted in the following RAAF personnel from Station Headquarters Darwin being KIA -
Leading Aircraftman Leonard Arthur Barton 18368 - Son of Arthur John and Sophia May Barton; husband of Majorie Barton of Rainbow, Victoria
Leading Aircraftman Phillips Stonham Latham 32932 - Son of Leslie Frederic and Gladys Caroline Latham of Baan Baa, NSW
Aircraftman 1st Class Francis Neaylon 20361 - Son of Joseph Patrick and Olive Myra Neaylon of Woollahra, NSW
Leading Aircraftman Albert Victor Leske Schulz 28222 - Son of Nathanael Reginald Robert and Anna Louise Schulz of South Hummocks, SA
Corporal Robert Frederick Simons 26040 - Son of Frederick Quartermain Simons and Mabel Bessie Simons of Allenby Gardens, SA
Aircraftman 1st Class Stanley George Smith 45738 - Son of Septimus and Eleanor Smith of South Perth, WA
Wing Commander Archibald Robert Tindal 76 of Headquarters North Western Area - Son of Archibald Arthur and Hilda Dorothy Tindal of Armidale, NSW
WGCDR Tindal was hit by cannon fire while manning an AA machine-gun. Possibly the first casualty on Australian soil from enemy air attack.
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