Howard Sidney HATCHER

HATCHER, Howard Sidney

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
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World War 1 Service

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, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

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