Regimental number | 22064 |
Place of birth | Castlemaine, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telephone mechanic |
Address | Caulfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 6' 0.5" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin Hatt, 'Stanton', Balaclava Road, Caulfield, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in 47th Infantry, Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 23, Battery 107 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/133/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 20 May 1916; disembarked Plymoutrh, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916; taken on strength, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, in the field, 6 January 1917, and posted to 30th Battery. On leave to England, 11 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 27 February 1918. Admitted to 5th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 February 1919 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 14th General Hospital, Rouen, 8 February 1919; to No 12 Convalescent Depot, 23 February 1919; to Base Depot, 24 February 1919; rejoined unit, in the field, 2 March 1919. Marched out to England, 6 May 1919, for return to Australia. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karmala', 1 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 17 august 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 2 October 1919. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HATT George Edwin |