Charles HUTCHINS

Service Number:	307
Enlisted:	6 March 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Busselton, Western Australia, November 1892
Home Town:	East Kirup Mill, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mill Hand
Died:	St. George Hospital, Kogarah New South Wales, Australia , 16 August 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk, New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis)

World War 1 Service

6 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 307, 28th Infantry Battalion
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 307, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 307, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 307, 28th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, SW multiple, right thigh
9 Mar 1921:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 307, 28th Infantry Battalion

Pte Charles Hutchins

From #AboriginalANZAC

Pte Charles Hutchins showed true grit thru Gallipoli as he was: severely ill 3x, had near fatal gunshot wounds, and attacked w/mustard gas. The silver lining: He met his wife-to-be Rose during his recovery in London (married 19/3/1919), who moved back to Perth with him after the war.

Submitted 18 April 2019 by Evan Evans

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