MCCUTCHAN, Frank Marsh
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Engineers |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Alphington, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wesley College, Queens College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 14 May 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Henin Communal Cemetery Extension I D 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll, Melbourne Wesley Collegians Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers |
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Son of John Henry and Isabel Jessie McCutchan, of Park View Rd., Alphington, Victoria, Australia.
Served with the 212th Field Company Royal Engineers.
Nominated by Australian Government from Australian Universities for a commission in the Royal Engineers. Killed by a sniper near Arras while laying lines for a new trench. Shotgun wound to the back.
McCUTCHAN.—Died of wounds, May 14, 2nd Lientenant Frank Marsh McCutchan, R.E., eldest son of J. H. McCutchan, Alphington, and grandson of the late James McCutchan, of Bridge-road and Coppin-street, Richmond.
Nobly he answered to his name,
Thought but of honor, naught of
fame.
McCUTCHAN. —In loving memory of Lt. Frank Marsh McCutchan, B.E., A. Engs., died of wounds on the 14th May, 1917.
Just when life was brightest,
Just when his hopes were highest,
He rose responsive to his country's call,
And gave for her his best, his life, his all.
—Inserted, by his fiancee, Dorothy Broadben
Queen's College.
One of the most' striking events at the recent University Commencement was the conferring of the degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering on the late Frank Marsh McCutchan, who enlisted immediately after passing his examinations, but before the degree could be conferred. He was killed at the front, but, by special resolution of the Council, the degree is granted to all those who are in this position. The Dean of the Faculty (Prof. Payne) read a brief account of his career, and the whole audience stood while the Chancellor conferred the degree.
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