HUTCHINSON, Milton Julius Wells
| Service Number: | VX26554 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 25 April 1911 |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Gunner, VX26554 | |
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| 14 Oct 1945: | Discharged Warrant Officer Class 2, VX26554, 2nd/4th Field Regiment |
Hazel Glen Timboon
The City Directory of 1845 - 1948 lists William Hutchinson snr and Milton JW Hutchinson living at Timboon. His cousin, John Matthew Magill, ( Serving abroad ) in writing to his sister, Lucy May Rowe/ Magill asks if he had enlisted and if the family farm “ Hazel Glen “ Timboon had been sold as his aunt had been unwell. By the time this letter arrived, Milton had already enlisted to join his brother, Lieutenant William Reece Hutchinson.
Submitted 28 May 2024 by Ellen Magill
Timboon Connection
Both Milton and William Reece Hutchinson, lived with there parents William Hutchinson and Nell Hutchinson/ Dalton at their parents farm at Timboon. They also spent a deal of time at their grandparents there. They travelled to Melbourne to work and to enlist.
Submitted 1 April 2021 by Ellen Magill
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