HUTTON, Herbert Bernard
| Service Number: | VX19611 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | HAMPTON LOVETT, ENG, 21 February 1911 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 30 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX19611 | |
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| 1 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX19611 |
Quiet and dignified.
"Barney" Hutton taught me German briefly at Geelong Grammar School in the late 60's. He radiated a calm and private demeanor, and we knew he had done something "big" in the war...as i remember the legend it was the abduction of a Wehrmacht general in his own staff car, and safe transport to Allied lines for interrogation. Barney was not about to tell us anything. He would have held up well himself had the tables been turned, I suspect.
The MBE remains a mystery to us, and in fact I don't think we had any idea he had one.
Perhaps one of his descendants could fill in the many gaps in our knowledge of this intensely private man.
My German skills remain a work in progress thanks to Barney and "Herr Bechley"!
Submitted 8 April 2024 by Simon Crane