HUTCHINSON, Percy Drury
| Service Number: | 2589 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drouin, Victoria, Australia , 10 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Strathbogie, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assistant Surveyor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 April 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery I E 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Strathbogie North Great War Honor Roll, Euroa Telegraph Park, Euroa War Memorial, Strathbogie War Memorial, Violet Town Honour Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2589, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2589, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Grant Prunster
Percy died of wounds, around one hundred years ago. He was 25 years old. Percy is buried in the Grevillers British Cemetery, France. He suffered a gunshot wound to his head on 22nd April 1917 and died three days later.
The family were originally from Drouin in Victoria, arriving in the Strathbogie area in the mid 1890s.
Euroa Advertiser May 18th 1917.
“For King and Country. - Word was received from the Defence Department on Saturday, we regret to report, that Private Percy Hutchinson, of Strathbogie North, had died of wounds in France. Private Hutchinson was for some time assistant in the Shire Office, Violet Town. His brother, Harold, recently left for the war.”
His mum Lizamin, died in 1910 and is buried in the Strathbogie Cemetery.
Percy's photo is thanks to Violet Town R.S.L.
Information retrieved from Facebook page for
Euroa Victoria Cross & Avenue of Honour Soldiers's Post
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