Manchester Regiment

[harribobs]

do you have his service number? or his medals? (the number will be on the medals)

[BIGhurst]

Absolutely nothing Harribobs.  Grandad has been dead a long time and nothing survives except a couple of photos

Regards
CAROLE

[harribobs]

that's a shame, there is another william latham in the medal cards

Medal card of Latham, William
Corps   Regiment No   Rank
Manchester Regiment    10499    Private

but he is 18th battalion, an original manchester pal

i'd be very happy to add william's photo to manchester regiment group site if you wish

[BIGhurst]

That is very kind of you, how do I go about it?

Regards
CAROLE

[harribobs]

if you click on the link at the bottom of my post, it will take you to the site, feel free to join the group, and you can post them either on the forum or in the pictures section

alternatively if you email them to me i'll post them

cheers

chris

[BIGhurst]

Dear Chris, thank you very much, but you will have to bear with me   I did in fact join the group last night but have not had chance to look yet I have been at work.

Regards
CAROLE

[manchester regt]

theres these two.
pte w.latham 41267,won the military medal,his number is one that crops up amongst soldiers in the 3/5th- 3/10th battalions.
and theres this man.
pte w.latham
296
he looks like a prewar territorial,many serving territorials ended up in the 3/5th-3/10th to help the new recruits
mack

[BIGhurst]

Thank you Mack for that.  I think I will need to do more research.  My grandad was a very modest quiet man and if he won a medal he would not have said, although I am sure my mum would have and I don't recall anyone in the family mentioning it.  He wasn't in the TA I'm sure of that.  I beleive he went to war at 16, but again it is only what I heard when I was a child.  I will keep looking and if I get chance I will look on the MR website, still at work

Regards
CAROLE

[manchester regt]

carole,the 3/5th manchesters were territorials,all the battalions from the 5th to the 10th were territorial army,mack
ps,welcome to our MR website