Gilbert HUTTON

Regimental number9/559
AddressMaraeweka Station, Maheno
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, John Hutton, 39 Falcon Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 13 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body