BiographyKilled in action on the southern Lone Pine Plateau. He was shot in the intestines and died 12 hours later. His brother was killed at the battle of Loos in September 1915. An Anglican preacher and lecturer at Moore College, Digges La Touche was staying with a relative, William Digges La Touche of Essex Street, Epping at the time of enlistment. He is also commemorated on the Hornsby War Memorial and the lectern at St Alban's Church, Epping, where he preached. "He went before his men as we all knew he would, without fear except for them. He carried only his cane and revolver - soon he was shot down with two bullets in the groin and the lower part of the abdomen. They managed to get him into the trench where he had to lie for 20 hours. Through all this, his one thought was for his men - the wounded, were they as comfortable as possible, had they water?" Almost a Martyr's Fire, Nigel Hubbard, 1984.Age32Date of Death6th June 1915RelationshipsHusband of Eva Digges La Touche of County Kerry, Ireland.TitleEpping War MemorialLocationEpping
