Identity
Person No.
10612
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
James Walter
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, during the battalion's assault on the opening day of the Battle of Loos and they were met by heavy fire from two sides when they advanced across open ground. He was wounded during this assault and died from his wounds during the course of the day
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of William Arthur and Charlotte Catherine Birch Johnstone Hutchinson, of Rooi Vaal, Harding, Natal, South Africa. Captain Hutchinson was originally buried between the two original front lines from before the battle, just to the south of the Hulluch Road but his final resting place was either lost or disturbed as he is now remembered on the Loos Memorial to the missing. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project