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HATFIELD, Ernest Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1663, Q215278 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, 28 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Eton, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, New Farm, Queensland, 11 February 1953, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Black Jack State School Roll of Honour, Eton War Memorial, Eton War Memorial, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1663, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 47th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded Lance Corporal, 1663, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (head) | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Imprisoned Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1663, 47th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Private, Q215278, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) | |
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| 12 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q215278 | |
| 13 Apr 1942: | Involvement Corporal, Q215278, 15th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Corporal, Q215278, 15th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
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Son of John Hatfield and Jane (nee Bussell)
Husband of Bijou Isabel Margaret (nee Perry) - Wed in 1931
Father of Blanche
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