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HUTCHINSON, Eric Ebsworth
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 403602, NX53278 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 452 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1916 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Sydney Boys' High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, 27 January 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT R.C.12., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Bank of Australasia 'In Remembrance' Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 403602 | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX53278, Australian Provost Corps | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX53278 | |
| 22 Jul 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Royal Australian Artillery, 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment. | |
| 17 Jan 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX53278, Royal Australian Artillery, 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment. | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 403602, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), Aircrew Training Units | |
| 27 Jan 1943: | Involvement Sergeant, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 27 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 403602, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF), Died in an aircraft accident. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Arthur Shields and Mary Wilson Hutchinson of North Sydney, NSW
Sergeant Eric Ebsworth Hutchinson 403602 was killed in the loss of Spitfire BS184 near Coomalie Creek, NT
Biography contributed by Hamish Robson
Australian Rugby Union Representative;
Wallaby #304 2 Caps.
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