History while in the forces
06 Feb 1917: after a period of duty with the Staffordshire Yeomanry Wolverhampton Troop Mr Hatchett applied for a Commission in a line Regiment and is now with the 3/6th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment in France at Flanders where he has been in the fighting line. Awarded the Military CrossMay 1918: Mr Hatchett has been gassed
05 Dec 1918: he has an extended leave of absence to enable him to recover from the effect of gas
- Surname
- Hatchett
- Forename
- Basil Dudley
- Rating or rank
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Decorations
- Military Cross
- Regiment or Other Unit
- 3/6th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Trench Mortar Section
- Branch
- Metropolitan Bank branch, Wolverhampton
- Date of Birth
- 1894
- Date of birth
- 1894
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- Jun 1911
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- Sep 1914
