Ernest HUTSON

Regimental number6020
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressPO Pyalong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Mr W Hutson, Tooborac, Victoria
Enlistment date27 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: 24 January 1919

FateReturned to Australia 30 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
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Listed on Tooborac Roll of Honour, Victoria.
Medals

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 91
Date: 23 July 1919

Family/military connectionsBrothers: 5110 Pte Frederick HUTSON, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1919; 22521 Gunner William Henry HUTSON, 3rd Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals:Croix de Guerre, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 April 1957
Place of burialHeathcote Cemetery