Robert Stokes
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For the detailed story of Lt. George Hatch, go to my website, www.TimeCapsule-Watch.com, & click on his Home Page photo (or click on the <WW1> menu button).
Lt. George John Hatch (1896–1917) was a WW1 Royal Flying Corps aerial reconnaissance pilot who was killed in action over France by German war ace Wilhelm Frankl on Good Friday (April 6) 1917. George's death was part of the "Bloody April 1917" offensive; by the end of April, the British had lost 250 aircraft, and some 400 aircrew had become casualties.
Lt. Hatch acquired his trench watch shortly after his promotion to the RFC; it is engraved "Lt. G. J. Hatch / RFC". It was found at an English flea market, stored in a small cardboard box, along with an original handwritten note, "Lt. George John Hatch R.F.C. ~~ K in A 6/4/17 ~~ 17th County of London Battalion ~~ The London Regiment Poplar and Stepney Rifles"
Lt. George John Hatch (1896–1917) was a WW1 Royal Flying Corps aerial reconnaissance pilot who was killed in action over France by German war ace Wilhelm Frankl on Good Friday (April 6) 1917. George's death was part of the "Bloody April 1917" offensive; by the end of April, the British had lost 250 aircraft, and some 400 aircrew had become casualties.
Lt. Hatch acquired his trench watch shortly after his promotion to the RFC; it is engraved "Lt. G. J. Hatch / RFC". It was found at an English flea market, stored in a small cardboard box, along with an original handwritten note, "Lt. George John Hatch R.F.C. ~~ K in A 6/4/17 ~~ 17th County of London Battalion ~~ The London Regiment Poplar and Stepney Rifles"
