George Hatton
Service number
5389723
Military unit
7th Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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Date of birth
Date of death
11 Nov 1943 (32 years old)
Place of birth
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Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
Son of William and Elizabeth Hatton.
Married Lilian Maud Myatt in 1934 and had at least one child, Patricia born in 1935.
Military history
The 7th Bn of The Oxford and Bucks were involved in the invasion of Italy at Salerno in September 1943. From October they were trying to persue the Germans north and by November they were involved in the heavy fighting around Monte Camino, north of Naples. Due to the terrain and the position of the German defenders they had great difficulties in reaching thier objective and suffered severe losses.
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