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HATTY, George Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 66 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Timboon, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cobden Church of England Roll of Honor, Euroa Telegraph Park, Lang Lang & District Great War Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Timboon District Memorial WWI Honour Roll, Timboon Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 66, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 66, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 66, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 66, 10th Machine Gun Company, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 66 awm_unit: 10th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Personal Stories
George Frederick Hatty.
George was one of twelve children and hailed from Timboon, a Military exempt area. On the 12-10-1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres, he was killed along with Sgt. Clifford Binks (described as his great pal) and Pte.William Pascoe (both 10 Machine Gun Company). During the Battle a projectile hit them whilst they were in a trench. George had two serving brothers at the time. He was active with the Timboon Football Club.
Submitted 13 April 2017 by Steve Berry
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