Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Pte Arthur Hutchison embarking on the Barambah,

August 1918.  Courtesy of the McDonald family.

Hutchison A J     Pte    61411    Arthur John                1-17 Reinf    19    Analyst    Single    Meth       

Address:    Moonee Ponds, Latrobe St, 13   

Next of Kin:    Hutchison, J T, father, 13 Latrobe St, Moonee Ponds   

Enlisted:    21 Feb 1918        

Embarked:     A37 Barambah 31 Aug 1918

Prior Service:   68 Inf Bn

Arthur arrived in England a few days after the Armistice.  He was initially marched out with reinforcements for the 14 Inf Bn, was was subsequently transferred to 4 Division Headquarters.

'Departure of Troopship Barambah, 31st August 1918'.  A page from the photo album of Harold McDonald.  Gordon Edgerton** was Harold's brother-in-law.  Courtesy of the McDonald family.

**Further investigation revealed that Gordon Edgerton was discharged and did not embark, but his cousin Victor Roberts Shacklock Edgerton did, on the Troopship Barambah with A J Hutchison.

Arthur John Hutchison may be the A Hutchison who played in the North Essendon Methodist Cricket Club in 1925-26, and the member of the junior Wattle Club who won the "championship" on the Christmas Camp 1917.

Arthur Hutchison and friends at Dromana, January 1918. 

Courtesy of the McDonald family.

Arthur arrived in England a few days after the Armistice.  He was initially marched out with reinforcements for the 14 Inf Bn, was was subsequently transferred to 4 Division Headquarters. 

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Town Hall F-L

Moonee Ponds Methodist Church

Ascot Vale State School  (Hutchinson A)