Thomas MCHUTCHISON

MCHUTCHISON, Thomas

Service Number: 713
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
Born: Barry, near Dundee, Scotland. , date not yet discovered
Home Town: Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia
Schooling: Barry School, Forfarshire, Scotland
Occupation: Loco fitter
Died: Died of wounds, 2nd General Hospital, Wimereux, France , 18 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Wimereux Communal Cemetery
Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. I Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS , Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maylands War Memorial, Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial
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World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 713, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 713, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
18 Oct 1917: Involvement Lance Corporal, 713, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 713 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-18

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.- 44th Battalion, D Company.

Age on arrival in Australia-28

Enlistment date-18 January 1916

Address-C/o Mrs Leonard, Caledonian Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia.

Next of kin in Australia.
Sister, Miss Margaret McHutchison, c/o Mrs Leonard, Caledonian Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Age at embarkation-32

He is remembered on the Carnoustie War Memorial. Carnoustie is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. Carnoustie can be considered a dormitory town for its nearest city, Dundee, which is 11 miles (18 km) to the west.

He was 33 and the son of Robert and Marion Glen McHutchison. He was born at Barry which is close to Dundee and Carnoustie.

 

Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour.

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