HUTCHINS, Eric Llewellyn
| Service Number: | 3175 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Unley, South Australia, 17 April 1984 |
| Home Town: | Kalangadoo, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Nurse Nightingale’s Private Hospital, Mount Gambier, South Australia, 12 October 1919, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gambier Lake Terrace Cemetery Row L, Plot 273 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3175, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 8 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3175, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3175, 9th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Karmala, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 3175 | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 3175, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Eric Llewellyn Hutchins
Lake Terrace Cemetery-Unmarked Graves-Eric Llewellyn Hutchins, died 12 October 1919, Aged 35 years.
Born on 17 April 1884, in Adelaide, Eric was the son of Miss Margaret Hutchins. He came to Mount Gambier with his mother when still a young boy. In January, 1892, Margaret was married to Mr Julius Carozzi at St Paul’s Church. Julius established the Mount Gambier Grammar School when he came to the town in 1890.
In May 1916, during World War One, Eric enlisted for active service. He listed his occupation as ‘cook’ and so he was assigned this role during his service. Before he left Eric was married to Miss Ellen Clare Chuck on 17 August 1916. The ceremony took place at the Methodist Church in Tarpeena. Ellen was the daughter of James and Martha Chuck of Tarpeena.
Eric left Australia for Egypt in February 1917 with the 9th Light Horse Regiment, 25thReinforcement. Although he served as a cook he likely still saw some active duty. Eric returned to Australia in April 1919.
It is not clear if Eric died of illness or an accident. He passed away at Nurse Nightingale’s Private Hospital, which was also known as St Neot’s. He was only 35 years old. Eric and Ellen did not have any children.
In 1920 Ellen remarried to Franklin John Little, who had lost his wife a few years earlier. They made their home at Tarpeena.
Submitted 26 April 2020 by Jason Beare
Biography contributed by Paul Lemar
Eric Llewelyn HUTCHINS was born at Unley on 17.04.1884 to Thomas STOCKDALE and Margaret HUTCHINS.
Eric Llewelyn HUTCHINS joined the AIF on 13.05.1916 and was allocated service number 3175. He was assigned to the 25th reinforcements of the 9th Lighthorse. He was employed as a military cook and attended military cooking schools.
He was promoted to corporal on 11.08.1917.
Cpl. HUTCHINS served in the Middle East/Egypt until embarking for Australia on 28.04.1919.
He was given authority to work as a cook on HMAS Australia on the return journey to Australia.
He was discharged from the AIF on 06.07.1919.
Eric HUTCHINS died at Nurse Nightingale’s Private Hospital, Mt Gambier on 12.10.1919 aged 35. He was buried at Mt Gambier Lake Terrace cemetery at Row L plot 273