HUTTON, Walter
| Service Number: | 7025 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lower Sandy Bay Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7025, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7025, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7025, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7025, 12th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7025, 12th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7025, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Zonnebeke |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Mr W Hutton Brown’s River Road has received the following letter from Lieut M Newton
Dear Mr Hutton, -It is with much regret that I have to inform you of the death of your son, Private Walter Hutton No 7035 He was killed, with six other Australian lads who were members of a post on the front line and were all killed by the one shell on November 3, 1918. You will be relieved to know, am sure, that death was instantaneous He was buried with the others, just near where he was killed, about 8OO to 1,000 vards east of Zonnebeke, and about 5 miles north east of Ypres A small cross was erected for identification purposes Will you please accept the deepest sympathy from all officers and men of the 12th Battalion in your great loss-Yours faithfully, Lieut M Newton, 2nd Adj
The Mercury 19 Feb 1918
Surce: tasmanianwarcasualties.com
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