HUTTON, William Barrie
(Service number 32568)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank | Second Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | 1 December 1894 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Otipua, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | School teacher | ||
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| Next of Kin | Robert HUTTON (father), Otipua, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements H Company | ||
| Date | 16 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 19 September 1963 | Age | 69 years |
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Biographical Notes
William Barrie Hutton was the son of Robert and Marion (née Craig) Hutton, of Otipua, near Timaru. Like his brothers he was educated at Pareora East School. His eldest brother, Archibald Craig Hutton, served in the South African War, and two others also served in World War One - George Sealy and Robert. 2nd-Lieut. W. B. Hutton returned to New Zealand in September 1918 per the 'Ionic', which was bringing a large number of invalided soldiers.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 January 2017]; Timaru Herald, 30 September 1918 (Papers Past) [06 December 2015]
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