Walter Edward Hatchard

PRIVATE WALTER EDWARD HATCHARD

Tanks Corps

 

He was born in Sellack in 1897

In 1901 the family were living at Burfords, Sellack

In 1911, Walter was a House Boy

In 1916 he enlisted in the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry and joined the newly expanded Tank Corps

On 27th November 2017 he was Killed in Action during the tank battle at Cambrai, age 20

His grave site is unknown

He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial at Louverval and the Sellack War Memorial