Basic Details
Surname
Hutchison
Forenames
D H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Donald Herbert
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The College website adds: 'He was due to come up in 1914 from Merchiston Castle School. Captain of MC school. Killed the day before his 20th birthday. Buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery and commemorated on the Pinner Memorial and in the Foreigners’ Cemetery, Motomachi, Yokohama (where he was born)'.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Q Westminster Rifles
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The London Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Ypres
Cemetery
Hooge Crater British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1915
Month of death
August
Day of death
10
Age at death
19