John William Hutchinson
Telegram advising of injury ;
Letter from home to Lowestoft hospital ;
Photogaph in uniform
My Grandfather signed up at the age of 17. Born on the 23rd October 1899 he joined as a private in the Third Battalion of the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) on the 10th December 1917 and was discharged on the 20th February 1919 remaining a private throughout his service. He had been employed by the Port of London Authority as a junior assistant before joining. He was wounded with a gun shot wound to the left leg on or before the 11th August 1918. He was admitted to the 54th General Hospital Boulogne. He left France and was sent to General Hospital in Lowestoft Suffolk. My mother still has the bullet that was removed from his leg given to him as a memento.
John William Hutchinson
Western Front
Photograph in uniform
Photograph
London
Letter from Home
Letter from home
Certificate of Employment
CONTRIBUTOR
Stephen Murray
DATE
1917-12-10 - 1919-02-20
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
11
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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