MCHUTCHISON, Thomas
| Service Number: | 713 |
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| 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, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France 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 |
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: '' | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography 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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