HUTCHINSON, John
| Service Number: | 238 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lauriston, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lauriston State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli,, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Artillery Road Plot 4, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Honour Roll, Kyneton War Memorial, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 238, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 238, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 238, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 27 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 238, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed in action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Kyneton Guardian 1 June 1915.
ANOTHER KYNETON SOLDIER FALLS. PRIVATE JOHN HUTCHINSON.
A Kyneton mother has again been called upon to mourn her son fallen in battle, and Kyneton residents to deplore the loss of a second soldier from the district. On May 21 Private John Hutchinson, of the 8th Battalion 2nd Infantry Brigade fell on the field of honor at the Dardanelles. Private Hutchinson was the second eldest son of the late John Hutchinson, of Lauriston, and of Mrs. Hutchinson, of Jeffrey Street Kyneton. He enlisted in Williamstown and sailed with the first contingent. He was within a few months of his 21st birthday, and well thought of by everyone. He attended the Lauriston State School, and not only secured the certificate of merit, but also secured a special certificate from the Education Department for having attended school for nine years and five months without missing a day. His day school teachers all formed a very high opinion of his character and ability, while his Sunday School teachers shared their opinion. He was a member of St. Paul's Church of England, and on receipt of the news the church bell was tolled for ten minutes. The deepest of sympathy will be felt for his widowed mother and his other relatives in their bereavement.
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