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Name	Kevin William Latchford
Born	21 January, 1927 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 February, 2013 (aged 86) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	Maroubra Bay Public School (student, 1936-1939) Cleveland Street High (Sydney) (student, 1940-1941) Sydney Boys' High School (student, 1942-1942) Albury High School (NSW) (student, 1943-1944) Royal Military College (ACT) (student, 1945-1947)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1947-1984) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	Vietnam War (army officer)
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1978)

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