William Watson HUTCHISON

Regimental number25/927
OccupationLinesman
Next of kinSister, Mrs G Mason, c/o Corbett, Scott Avenue, Epsom, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 23 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row E, Grave No 9A), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: David K. Hutchison, Epsom, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 3

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