Dennis Hatfield
Service Number
28120
Military Unit
2nd Bn King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Date of birth
28 May 1883
Date of Death
19 Dec 1916 (33 years old)
Place of Birth
Misson
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was an engine fitter in Doncaster.
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
Dennis was the son of Ada Hatfield and living with his widowed grandmother, Mary, who was head of the family. In 1911 he lived with his uncle Robert Pinder who was the post master of Misson. He lived as a boarder in Doncaster in his teens after his mother died in 1899.
Military History
He enlisted at Pontefract on 29th March 1916 and after training at Ferriby near Hull and other various places he went to France and took part in heavy fighting with 2nd Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. On about the 9th December he was shot in the breast during an action and died in hospital at Rouen on 19th December 1916 from his wounds.
Extra Information
He is buried at Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
Research by Colin Dannatt and Peter Gillings
Photographs
Family grave of Ada Hatfield
This is the family grave of Ada Hatfield at Misson which also notes her son Dennis Hatfield's death
Photo taken by Colin Dannatt
Dennis Hatfield
Brass memorial inside St Johns church Misson commemorating Dennis Hatfield.
Photo courtesy of Colin Dannatt