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Aug 10, 1880
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Born Glasgow Scotland
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May 8, 1915
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Attested into the 39th Battalion at
Peterborough Ontario
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Number 412225
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Next of kin given as Robert French (friend)
of 516 Wolfe St., Peterborough Ontario
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Previous occupation given as Stationary
Engineer
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No previous military experience given
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Religion given as Presbyterian
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Assigned to “D” Company
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Jun 23, 1915
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Embarked the SS Missanabie at Montreal Quebec
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Jul 4, 1915
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Disembarked at Plymouth England and proceeded to West
Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent
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Jun 15, 1916
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Medical Board at West Sandling Camp makes note
of a sprained ankle that occurred “months ago”
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He is declared to be fit for duty after 4
weeks of PT (physical training)
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Also noted that he needs dental treatment
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Jul 4, 1916
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the CCAC (Canadian
Casualty Assembly Centre) at Folkestone for PT
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Aug 10, 1916
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Medical Board at Monks Horton Hospital, Shorncliffe declares him
fit for duty
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Aug 12, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Battalion
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Aug 23, 1916
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Will made out leaving entire estate to his
friend, Mr Robert French, 516 Wolfe St., Peterborough Ontario, and his family
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Aug 27, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 28, 1916
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Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in France
and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Sep 12, 1916
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Left CBD to join the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Sep 16, 1916
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Left 2nd Entrenching Battalion and
joined the 21st Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in the middle of
the fighting on The Somme
and engaged in heavy fighting. It is unclear
as to whether Pte Hutchison joined in the fighting or whether he in fact was held in the
rear details of the Battalion until they were withdrawn from the front lines
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Nov 7, 1916
Reported to have been accidentally killed.
The Battalion was in the
front line at Bully Grenay
Bullay Grenay Communal Cemetery
Pas de Calais, France
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Jul 29, 1922
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British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to Mr
Robert French (friend) at 516 Wolfe St., Peterborough Ontario
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Aug 3, 1922
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Death Plaque and Scroll (Scroll previously
dispatched) sent to Mr A Hutchison (brother) of 516
Hughson St., N., Hamilton Ontario
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of William Hutchison being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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