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HUTCHINSON, Edwin Octavius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Engineers |
| Born: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 22 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Church of Church of England Grammar (Shore) School, North Sydney and University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 21 September 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Five Points Cemetery, Lechelle, France |
| Memorials: | Malabar Mosman-Neutral Bay Rifle Club Roll of Honour, Mosman St. Luke's Anglican Church Memorial Panels, Mosman War Memorial, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour, Sydney University War Memorial Carillon and Honour Rolls |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Promoted British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant | |
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| 19 Jun 1916: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, joined Royal Engineers in France | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Involvement Other Commonwealth Forces, Lieutenant, Officer, Royal Engineers | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Wounded British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, 78th Field Company, Royal Engineers, near Gueudedcourt, Somme |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Bryan
One of three graduate engineers from Sydney University who embarked for England on 23 November 1915 on board HMAT Ceramic A40, after being accepted for commissions in the British Army. The others were Reginald William Gelme, also from Mosman, and William Edward Pike. All three died on service.