Topic: AIF - 3B - 3 LHMGS
3rd LHMGS, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
William Irvine Hutchinson
William Irvine Hutchinson's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
William Irvine Hutchinson
Service number: 499
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: HUTCHINSON, Cpl. William Irvine, 499. 3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. Died of wounds 31st Oct., 1917. Age 25. Son of John and Elizabeth Hutchinson, of 8, Scott St., Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Native of Seymour, Victoria. B. 51.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William Irvine Hutchinson from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 499 |
| Place of birth | Seymour, Victoria |
| School | Northwood State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Seymour, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Hutchinson, Seymour, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served three years in Light Horse Regt, Seymour (Voluntary). |
| Enlistment date | 19 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 25 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheeba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 25.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 51), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth HUTCHINSON, 8 Scott Street, Essendon, Melbourne. Native of Seymour, Victoria |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 3rd LHMGS, AIF, Roll of Honour, William Irvine Hutchinson
