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Cpl. Arthur Horace Hatten
British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:St Albans, Herts
Arthur Hatten joined the 2nd Middlesex Regiment in 1908 as a boy soldier and is listed on the army roll at age 21 on the 2nd April 1911 (Census Day). Arthur was the second oldest of four brothers and was stationed in Malta with 2nd Middlesex in August 1914. Recalled to England he landed with the regiment at Le Havre for what would be the duration of the war. However Arthur was severely wounded in December 1915 and invalided out of the army. He was awarded the Silver War Badge. He had three brothers, who also served in WW1, but the youngest, Alfred, died in France After the war he became a successful builder and even built his own home in St Albans. Born in St Albans in 1889, he died in the city in 1982 and is buried in the main cemetery.
