We remember Roy Berriman Hatfield

We remember Roy Berriman Hatfield

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1885
birth London United Kingdom Source:8514248 6th October 1885
1912
commission Regular Source:8514248 January 1912
1912
employment Solicitor United Kingdom Source:8514248 January 1912 - March 1914
1912
service British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8514248 January 1912 - August 1914
1914
employment A D C and Private Sec to the Governor of Hong Kong H M Government Hong Kong Hong Kong Source:8514248 March 1914 - August 1914
1914
marriage Florence Elizabeth Elaine Brownhill Source:8514252 7th April 1914
1914
service British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8514248 August 1914 - 24th May 1915
education Secondary Education Merchant Taylors' School Northwood, London United Kingdom Source:8514248
education Brasenose College Oxford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom Source:8514248
1915
death Died of wounds Lt Hatfield was mortally wounded while leading his men down a German trench. He was shot through the body and moved to Bethune Hospital where he died the same night. Pas de Calais France Source:7152832 Source:8514248 24th May 1915
burial Bethune Town Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7152832

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Roy Berriman
Initials RB
Last Name Hatfield
Source 7152832
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Second Lieutenant
British Army London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
George Frederick Hatfield father
Ada Sophia Lucy Hatfield mother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence Elizabeth Elaine Brownhill wife 7th April 1914

Media

Media

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  • The late Lt R B Hatfield
    Image accompanying obituary in the Merchant Taylors' School magazine, the Taylorian

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  • Memorial to Lt R B Hatfield
    Plaque to a father who died after the war which includes his son who died in WW1. On an internal wall of St George's Church, Hanover Square, London. Photo by Russell Walters taken on 03.07.2013

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    Jonny3763

  • Roy Berriman Hatfield
    Image taken from The Roll of Honour. a Biographical Record of All Members of His Majestys Naval and Military Forces Who Have Fallen in the War

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    Jonny3763

  • Lieutenant Roy Berriman Hatfield
    Original IWM image caption: Lieutenant Roy Berriman Hatfield. Unit: 8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Death: 24 May 1915, killed in action at Festubert, Western Front. | CWGC family information: son of George Frederick and Ada S L. Hatfield, O.B.E., of 11, Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London. | Head portrait press cutting

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    James201

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Valerie34433

External Evidence

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British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Valerie34433

Multimedia

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Memorial to Lt R B Hatfield Jonny3763
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Lieutenant Roy Berriman Hatfield James201

Stories

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