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HUTCHINSON, Hector Barnett
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 144, 345787 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Mining Corps |
| Born: | Booligal, New South Wales, Australia, 22 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Condobolin, Lachlan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Macleod Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia , 3 December 1987, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cassia, Garden 13, Bed 1, Position 22 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 144, Mining Corps | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 144, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 144, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 345787 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of Samuel Alfred & Margaret Louise Anne (nee Barnett) Hutchinson. Hector enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 10 August 1915. He served with the 1st Tunnelling Company on the Western Front during World War I., Rank - Staff Sergeant (Service No. 144). He was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He returned to Australia on 12 April 1919. He enlisted on 4 October 1939 for service in WWII. He was discharged on 15 September 1941 - Rank Corporal. He died in Macleod Repatriation Hospital, Victoria aged 93 years.
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