Clarence is the only son of Edward Allen Hatch and Edith Caroline Spencer. His father owned the Hatch Dairy, Park Ave. East, Chatham ON between 1914 & 1942 – Clarence S., C.E.F. , Jan. 12, 1899 – Oct. 11, 1918 is included on the Hatch Family Monument in Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham.  (Information courtesy of F.P. Vink, Researcher.)

Sapper Hatch trained with the Chatham Collegiate Cadets.

He left London for overseas June 14, 1918, was detained at Halifax for about two weeks, arriving in England July 25.

He was stationed at Seaford, training until Oct. 7, when he was reported dangerously ill with Spanish Influenza in Eastbourne Hospital where he died Oct. 11.

He was buried at Seaford Military Cemetery.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Cenotaph	Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham
Sources	Chatham Daily Planet (16-10-1918), Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010, Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010, Chatham Daily Planet (06-01-1919), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919), F.P. Vink, Researcher
Supplemental Information	Father: E.A. Hatch, Chatham Mother: Mrs. E.A. Hatch Sister: E. Gertrude Hatch

Height	5'8"
Eye Colour	grey
Age	19
Complexion	dark
Hair	brown
Race	white
Birthplace	Eden, Ontario
Religion	Methodist
Last Place of Employment	Milk Dealer, Chatham, Ontario
Average Earnings	75/mth
Marital Status	single
When Enlisted	May 29, 1918
Where Enlisted	London, Ontario

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