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HATCH, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 686 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nuriootpa, South Australia, 17 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Glossop, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Glossop, Berri and Barmera - South Australia, Australia, 7 October 1956, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Year of death ex RSL Membership records / headstone |
| Memorials: | Truro and District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 686, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 686, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 26 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 686, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Evacuated - gassed. RTA | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 686, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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No. 686 Private John Joseph Hatch, born Nuriootpa 17 May 1889. Enlisted 43rd Infantry Battalion 2 February 1916. Promoted Sergeant 1917. Awarded Belgian Croix de Guerre, 1918. Wounded in action (gas) 26 May 1918. Returned to Australia 1919.
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