Regimental number | 64472 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Orbost, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.7 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Hutchison, Noble Park, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Service scheme) |
Place of enlistment | Dandenong, Victoria |
Unit name | 6th General Service Reinforcements, Victoria (Egypt) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Syria Embarked Sydney, 14 September 1918; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 6 October 1918; disembarked Suez, 19 October 1918, and marched in to Central Training Depot, Moascar. Taken on strength, 15th Light Horse Regiment, 7 December 1918. Proceeded to Beirut on duty, 31 January 1919. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 22 February 1919 (ulcer, right leg); discharged, 22 March 1919, and marched in to Australian Depot Stores, Ghezireh. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 10 April 1919 (ulcer, right leg); transferred to Rest Camp, 19 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Dorset', 29 April 1919; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 9 May 1919 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged from ship's hospital, 12 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 11 June 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 25 June 1919. Medal: British War Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 37 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HUTCHISON Herbert Francis |