Dear Editor
My name is Mark Newton, and I live in England.
I live on an old airfield, long lost to development since the 1960s, but I have a great appreciation for the history of the area.
During lockdown in 2020 whilst on furlough, I built a bar in my garden, purely for something to do, dedicating it to the local history and all of the commonwealth armed forces, mainly the RAF for obvious reasons.
During my build, I was given a box of old buttons, some medals and among them a Great War medal.
The inscription reads as follows:
“255205
“A.C.S. MJR.H.T LATHAM
46 - CAN INF.”
My wife took it upon herself to do some digging, and it turns out he resided in Moose Jaw. There is a bit more to his story, and I know in this modern world we live in where many of your readers probably have no interest in an old medal from a war fought over a hundred years ago, but it's sad to think that the only remaining proof of this soldier ended up in a waste bin in a town on the other side of the world.
It would be nice if his family got his medal back, even if it made me feel better."
Mark Newton
England
Editor’s Note: If you are a relative or know of the whereabouts of a family with the last name, Latham, please contact Mark Newton <marknewton0102@gmail.com>
