Regimental number | 144 |
Place of birth | Booligal New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Condobolin, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Hutchinson, Carella, Condobolin, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Staff Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the night 3/4 November, 1918, at Rejet de Beaulieu. He was supervising the construction of a heavy tank bridge across the canal. After landing a party and capturing a machine gun on the other side, he carried on the work of construction for some eighteen hours under heavy fire, finally completing the bridge.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 35 Date: Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 91 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |