Howard Sidney HATCHER

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Service Number:	1650
Enlisted:	26 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Gawler, South Australia, 22 December 1886
Home Town:	Virginia, Playford, South Australia
Schooling:	Lewiston Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 March 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Virginia District WW1 Roll of Honor

26 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1650, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1650, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1650, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
14 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1650, 35th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages

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His brother, 510 Private Albert Mark Hatcher (/explore/people/310675) of the 5th Machine Gun Battalion AIF was killed in action on 26 September 1917

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