UTTING, Richard Haynes
| Service Number: | 52005 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 30 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk (WAGR) |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 15 June 1958, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 52005, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 52005, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 52005, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Albany | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 52005, 28th Infantry Battalion, per Kildonian Castle to Fremantle | |
| 19 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 52005, 28th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Born in London England in 1887, Richard was the fourth of six children of James Horatio Utting (b1856 in London, England) and Therese Allison Haynes (b1851 in London, England). James (a Merchant) and Therese (a Milliner) married in 1880 in Yorkshire, England and settled in London where they raised their family. James worked as a Wine and Spirits Merchant and Licensed Victualler and in the 1910 Census he was an Insurance Agent - James Jnr was an Apprentice Mercantile Marine, Honora was a Pupil Teacher, Arthur had married and left home, Richard and twins Philip and Alexander were Scholars. By 1911, James was living alone, with his occupation listed as Lecturer, Therese was living in Burma with James Jnr (a Master Mariner and River Pilot) and his family), Honora and Arthur were living in England with their families and Alexander, Philip and Richard had emigrated to Australia.
Richard was working in Perth WA as a Porter with the WAGR in 1911 when he married Annie Laura Poulson (b1889 in Suffolk, England) - Annie was a Domestic Cook in Essex, England in 1911 when she emigrated. Richard and Annie settled in Perth WA where Richard was employed by WAGR as a Clerk until his retirement in 1958. In August 1917 Richard enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No52005) and served in France with 28th Infantry Battalion. Following his Discharge in May 1919 he returned to WA. Brother Philip (Service No:36) was KiA in Belgium in 1917.
In October 1940 Richard enlisted in the ACMF (Private; Service No:W31612) and was attached to Y Coy 5 Garrison Battalion when he Discharged in January 1942. Brother James and his six sons served in WWII as did Richard's sons Philip (Service No:415287) and Roger (Service No:F5170)
Richard died in 1958 and Annie in 1972.