Joseph Hatherley
He was a farm labourer in 1911.
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Joseph Hatherley was born on 1st June 1889 at Stanton on the Wolds, he was the son of Joseph a farm labourer and Phoebe Hatherley née Hodgett and the brother of Sarah, Eliza, Isaac, Fred, Leonard (killed in action 25/2/1915) and Ruth Hatherley.
His father Joseph was born in 1855 at Stanton on the Wolds, his mother Phoebe Millington Hodgett was born in 1857 at Keyworth, they were married in 1879 their marriage was recorded in the Bingham registration district, they went on to have 14 children, sadly two were to die in infancy or ealy childhood.
In 1901 and 1911 the family lived at Stanton in the Wolds. In 1911 his father Joseph 56 yrs is a farm labourer, he is living with his wife Phoebe 54 yrs and their children, Isaac 21 yrs a chemist labourer, Leonard 14 yrs a chemist labourer, Ruth 13 years and Lillian 4 yrs of age.
In 1911 Joseph lived at Edwalton on a farm owned by John Gadd.
He was the husband of Mary Fairchild (born 12th January 1893,) they married in 1912 at Nottingham, they lived at 7 Sunburn Terrace Peveril Street Nottingham they had a daughter Caroline Marjorie born 2nd September 1914.
Commencing 25t November 1918 his widow was awarded a pension of 20 shillings and 5 pence a week.
Private Joseph Hatherley enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment in June 1916 and after training was posted to 1st battalion in France;
On 21st March 1918, the German army launched Operation Michael and Joseph battalion were one of the first to be hit as overwhelming numbers of enemy attacked through the mist on the Somme. At the time of the offensive, one and a half companies of the battalion were about 1,000 yards south of the village of Berthaucourt and were quickly surrounded and passed. They attempted to fight their way out which resulted in most being killed or captured. Another company was in Maissemy defending a trench which was far to long for the number of men defending it. Only 2 officers and 10 other ranks made it back to the reserve lines. Battalion HQ was surrounded and only a few men surviving. Throughout the day desperate fighting took place as the British line was pounded and pushed back. At 11 am Lt. B. Brooks of 'D' company arrived at HQ and informed them that the enemy had broken through. Every man who could hold a rifle was fighting, pioneers, servants, runners and signallers. Despite this the enemy moved in from all sides and few men managed to get out. At some point Joseph was killed, one of some 80 killed that day. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial Somme.
John Morse
Pozieres Memorial (Panel 67 and 68)
Soldiers Effects - death presumed 21/3/18;
24/7/19 - £4-13s-2d
14/10/19- £9-6s-3d
Including War Gratuity of £9-10s; All to widow Mary
in memoriam published 22nd March 1920 in the Nottingham Evening Post :-
“HATHERLEY. – In loving memory of my dear husband, Pte. J. Hatherley, 1st North Staffs., late of 7 Sunburn-terrace, killed March 21st, 1918. Fondly remembered. – From loving wife and daughter.”
Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknal 1914-1918
His brother Leonard Hatherley was also killed during the Great War on 25th February 1915.
Joseph Hatherley Memorial
28062 Private Joseph Hatherley 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, killed in action 21 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial Somme.