Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William Young Hutton
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 23.09.1915
- Place of enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Service no: 129703
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 72nd Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 22
- Date of Death: 28.06.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Villers Station Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: X.D.II.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 19.02.1895
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation: Book Keeper
- Mother:
Catherine Hutton, 570 – 40th Ave east, South Hill, Vancouver
- Father:
William Hutton, 570 – 40th Ave East, South Hill, Vancouver
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Young Hutton
For more information on William, visit, William’s Memorial also William’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register
There is a reference to William in the Dundee Peoples Journal 11/08/1917 page 8, available in Dundee Central Library
For reasons unknown William Hutton is not included on the original Dundee City Roll of Honour
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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