AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS Hutchings, George William

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hutchings ​

• FORENAME

George William ​

• UNIT

2/3 Independent Company ​

• RANK

Lance Corporal ​

• NUMBER

NX41704 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th February 1943 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery,Papua New Guinea A1.B.11 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born Trundle,New South Wales​

son of George and Nina May Hutchings,Marrickville,New South Wales​

enlisted 2.8.1941 Paddington,New South Wales​

WIA 3.2.1943 "Woody Island",Wau,New Guinea​

DOW New Guinea ​

 

[sharon. kay.]

George William Hutchings

I NEVER KNEW YOU, IWAS NOT BORN WHEN YOU DIED FOR YOUR COUNTRY,BUT THROUGH YOUR MOTHER,MY GRANDMOTHER & YOUR SISTER EMILY, MY MOTHER, I FEEL I DO KNOW YOU. THEY TAUGHT ME AT AN EARLY AGE WHAT IT IS TO BE AUSTRALIAN , THROUGH YOUR BRAVERY & THEIR TRAGIC LOSS . GOD BLESS YOU & THANK YOU.YOUR MEMORY WILL LIVE ON, NOW -THROUGH MY CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN.