Robert HUTCHINSON

Regimental number45600
Date of birth29 August 1889
Place of birthEngland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.4
Height5' 11"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs P Hutchinson, Bunnythorpe
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1917
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Elizabeth Hutchinson, Glen Oroua, Wellington (both b. England)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 17 September 1917, and posted to A Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, S eries 18805, File 18051525

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