HATCH, Clement Alphonso William
| Service Number: | 1123 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 October 1914, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wiseman's Ferry, New South Wales, Australia, 29 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 23 August 1915, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lithgow Lone Pine Connection, Lithgow War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1123, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1123, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1123, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 29 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1123, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW left shoulder | |
| 23 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1123, 13th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Hatch, Brook Street, Oakey Pass Lithgow, New South Wales
Private Clem. W. Hatch, of the 13th Infantry Battalion (wounded) has informed his sister, Mrs. W. Steel, of Rozelle, in a letter, that he has completely recovered, and expects shortly to take his place in the firing line. Private hatch is a native of Lithgow, and prior to his enlistment was employed in the Oakey Park Coal mine. He is 18 years of age.
Private C. A. W. Hatch, who was killed in action between August 16 and 23, would have been 19 years of age on August 29. He was a native of Wiseman's Ferry, Hawkesbury River, and resided with his parents at Lithgow. When compulsory training was introduced he went into it heart and soul, rose to the rank of sergeant, and subsequently qualified for that of lieutenant. He passed into the militia at the age of 18. When war was declared he volunteered, but being then under the age of 18 years was rejected. When his next birth day came round he again volunteered, and once again was refused on account of his youth. He wrote privately to Colonel Antill in the hope of being able to break down the opposition, but was once more turned down. When he was finally accepted and drafted to Liverpool he was offered the rank of sergeant, an advancement which he refused on the grounds that he wanted to fight as a private to justify a claim to promotion. He was wounded on April 27, and was treated on the hospital ship for a shrapnel wound on the left arm, shoulder, and neck, and for a wound on the face caused by an explosive bullet. He returned to the ranks about the end of May, and was killed about three months after. Deceased was a first-class rifle shot.
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