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HUTCHINGS, Humphrey
| Service Number: | 4198 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Eudunda Arch Gates, Eudunda and District WW1 Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4198, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4198, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 4198, 41st Infantry Battalion |
Humphrey Hutchings
Name: Humphrey Hutchings
Service Number: 4198
Place of Birth: Lobethal
Date of Birth: 11 April 1893
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 26 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 22 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Elizabeth Hutchings
Occupation: Wood Merchant
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Humphrey left Australia on board HMAT Borda for Egypt on 11 March 1916, where he served until sent to France with the 10th Battalion on 16 June. On 26 July 1918 he was shot in the right thigh during action. Humphrey was invalided from France to England where he was admitted to Beaufort War Hospital on 9 August. His mother was notified on 29 August. Failure to improve physically resulted in Humphrey being returned to Australia on the Pakeha on 6 October 1919 and discharged on 13 April 1920.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins