No.2296, Private, Charles Neville HUTCHINSON
Aged 23
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Charles Neville Hutchinson was born in Verwood, Dorset (Wimborne Q3-1893 5A:211), baptised at St Mary's Verwood and West Moors on 25th August 1893,
son of John and Rachel HUTCHINSON (née DUFFIN).
1901 census...Aged 7, he was at the National School House, Cavendish with his father John HUTCHINSON [35] schoolmaster, born Ravensworth, Yorkshire; his mother Rachel [34] born South Cave, Yorkshire; sisters Elsie [6] and Millicent A [4] both born Cavendish and brother Donald [1] born in Cavendish. 1911 census...Aged 17, an insurance clerk, he was boarding at 14 Stainforth Road, Walthamstow with widow Agnes Guggenheim and her children. His parents were still at the School House, Cavendish wioth his sisters Elsie, Millicent Amy and Dorothy Edith [4] born Cavendish and brother Donald. |
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He enlisted in Handel Street, whilst resident in Walthamstow.
To have served in 1915 in Egypt he must at that time been in the 2nd Battalion, since the 1st only served in France/Flanders. The war diary has:- " Lesboeufs - 7 - 1:30 pm. Divisional attack. Objective of the 1st wave SPECTRUM trench and of the 2nd, the crest of the ridge covering TRANSLOY. First line D Coy on left under 2/Lieut Barkas, A Coy on right under 2/Lieut Farnham.D Coy reached and occupied SPECTRUM trench and kept continuously until relieved. A Coy met severe machine gun fire from a sap head at south end of SPECTRUM trench and made little progress, about 80 percent of the Coy being casualties. C Coy following 20 minutes later over same ground were equally unable to gain ground and suffered similar losses. Soon after 2 pm B Coy in Reserve were sent forward but suffered so severely that they were stopped at the commencement of their advance, lost all of their officers and N.C.Os and were unable to bring any injured back. After dark the survivors of A and C Coys were collected in the left assaulting trenches and those of B in the Reserve trench. The right assaulting trenches were then taken over by 2 Coys of the 3rd Londons. CWGC records show 33 killed of which only 4 have known graves. |
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