HATCHER, Lawrence Norman

Helles Memorial, Gallipoli TurkeyCredit: CWGC

Rifleman
1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles
Hampshire Regiment

Lawrence was born 1894 in Newport to Charles & Edith Ellen (nee BENNETT) HATCHER. Edith had predeceased her son & Charles was living at 11 Clarence Road in Newport around the time of Lawrence’s death.

On the 12th of August, together with others of the 163rd Brigade, The Rifles advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight. During this first attack, 8 officers & over 300 Rifles were either killed or missing.

Lawrence, aged 21, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 12th of August 1915 his body was never recovered or identified, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli in Turkey with 20,962 of his missing comrades.

Lawrence is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.