Matthew Hatton - York soldier killed by double bomb blast in Afghanistan

Inquest hears how York war hero Matthew Hatton was killed by Taliban’s ‘new bomb’

11:00am Saturday 5th June 2010

A WAR hero from York was killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan after the metal detector he was using failed to spot the deadly device.

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Family and friends of Matthew Hatton climb Mount Kilimanjaro

7:52am Wednesday 24th March 2010

SEVERE altitude sickness did not stop the family and friends of York war hero Matthew Hatton from reaching the 5,896-metre summit of Africa’s highest mountain.

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Friends and relatives of Matthew Hatton raise money for Help For Heroes charity

2:05pm Monday 22nd February 2010

THOUSANDS of pounds were raised as friends and relatives of York war hero Matthew Hatton gathered in his memory.

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Sister of Afghanistan blast victim Matthew Hatton organises fundraiser

7:48am Monday 1st February 2010

THE sister of Matthew Hatton, the York soldier who was killed in Afghanistan, will continue the family’s fundraising drive as they aim to raise tens of thousands of pounds in his memory.

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Family of Matthew Hatton hit fundraising target

10:21am Monday 4th January 2010

IT was a daunting task – to raise more than £27,000 in the space of six months.

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Charity auction raises thousands of pounds in memory of York war hero Matthew Hatton

9:31am Tuesday 24th November 2009

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised in memory of York’s war hero Matthew Hatton thanks to a charity auction organised by a former school friend.

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Auction to be held in memory of brave Matthew Hatton and in aid of wounded troops

8:20am Friday 20th November 2009

NEARLY 200 people will attend a charity auction in York this weekend to raise funds in memory of York war hero Matthew Hatton.

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Parents of fallen Haxby soldier Matthew Hatton receive Elizabeth Cross

9:14am Friday 30th October 2009

THE family of York war hero Matthew Hatton were given national recognition, as the fallen 23-year-old’s comrades returned home.

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Family of tragic York soldier Lance Bombardier Matthew Hatton to climb Kilimanjaro

11:12am Saturday 24th October 2009

THE family and friends of York war hero Matthew Hatton are to raise tens of thousands of pounds in his memory by embarking on a daunting expedition.

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United in grief

9:48am Thursday 3rd September 2009

THE Minster bells started their mournful tolling a full 15 minutes before the Lance Bombardier’s funeral cortege arrived in Deangate.

Mourners pay their final respects to Matthew Hatton at York Minster

3:10pm Wednesday 2nd September 2009

MOURNERS gathered into York Minster to pay their final respects to York war hero Matthew Hatton.

Parents of York soldier Matthew Hatton speak about hero son killed by double bomb blast in Afghanistan

10:00am Tuesday 1st September 2009

WAR hero Matthew Hatton died doing what he loved and had signed up to be a career soldier only weeks before he died, his heartbroken parents have said.

Minster service for hero Hatton

9:40am Friday 28th August 2009

THE funeral of York war hero Matthew Hatton will be held in the city’s Minster next week.

Thanks for all your support

10:26am Tuesday 25th August 2009

I SHOULD like to thank your paper and the people of York for the wonderful support and messages of condolence given to my family following the devastating loss of my dear nephew, L/Bdr Matthew Hatton.

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Lord Mayor of York, Coun John Galvin, pays tribute to city’s fallen soldier L Bombardier Matthew Hatton

10:27am Thursday 20th August 2009

THE thoughts of all of York are with the family of fallen soldier Matthew Hatton, the city’s Lord Mayor said today.

Soldier Matthew Hatton’s final homecoming

12:45pm Wednesday 19th August 2009

THE skies were heavy and overcast the day York soldier Matthew Hatton returned.

Relatives gather to pay tribute to Matthew Hatton

12:43pm Wednesday 19th August 2009

“FOR us, Matthew is a hero. He will be in our memories for ever.”

Crowds pay tribute to York war hero Matthew Hatton

4:58pm Tuesday 18th August 2009

Crowds have lined the streets in tribute to fallen York war hero Matthew Hatton, after his body was returned to British soil.

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Girlfriend of York soldier pays tribute to her soul mate

10:26am Tuesday 18th August 2009

THE girlfriend of York war hero Matthew Hatton has paid an emotional tribute to the “love of my life” as his body was being flown home to Britain today.