Date of birth:

January 13th, 1921 (Perdue/Saskatchewan, Canada)

Date of death:

May 13th, 1943

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Deurningen
Row: 1. Grave: 1-5.

Service number:

R/120614

Nationality:

Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Alan was born on January 13 1921 in Perdue Saskatchewan, the son of Harold Lorne Hatch and Katie Elizabeth Hatch nee Redfern of Leroy Saskatchewan. He had four brothers.

He was a serviceman and storekeeper and member of the Church of England and his sports were hockey, swimming, tennis and baseball.

He enlisted on August 11 1941 in Regina Saskatchewan and he went thereafter on November 5 1942 overseas to the UK.

Alan was killed in action on Thursday May 13 1943 age 22 due to a crash at the hamlet of Hasseleres near Deurningen/Weerselo before or after an attack on Duisburg in Germany. The other fallen RCAF crew members were F/O Raymond L. Baumgarten age 23 in grave 1-1-5, F/Sgt Charles C Hildreth age 21 in grave 1-1-5 and F/Sgt Douglas R. Horwood age 24 in grave 1-1-5. The other fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew member was Sgt William Leven age 20 in grave 1-1-5.

On his headstone: SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS, SAFE ON HIS GENTLE BREAST SWEETLY HIS SOUL SHALL REST

He and the other fallen crew members are mentioned since March 2020 at an information sign near the crash site on the occasion of 75 years of Freedom.

He served with the 428 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.

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