Regimental number | 6316 |
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria |
School | Wesley College |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Queen's Mansions, Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Hatch, Queen's Mansions, Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Infantry Brigade 6,Field Ambulance 6, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Ambulance |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Was awarded Military Medal in May, 1917 for bravery as stretcher bearer while with 6th Field Ambulance. Buried in Reninghelst Cemetery.' Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Reninghelst New MIlitary Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 25), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Martha HATCH, 3 Marine Parade, St. Kilda, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Major Granville Stuart DOWN MC, AIF Headquarters, returned to Australia, 8 August 1919. |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |