Name
Edgar John Hutchings
1887
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
09/11/1915
28
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant
London Regiment *1
10th (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY
D. IV. 4.
Malta
Headstone Inscription
IF IT WERE NOT SO I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
UK & Other Memorials
Letchworth Town Memorial
Pre War
Edgar John Hutchings was born in Haverford West, Pembroke in 1887 (baptised 4 Jul 1887), to William John Hutchings, schoolmaster, and Edith Bertha (nee Morgan).
On the 1891 Census the family of parents, Ethel (born 1887), Hugh (born 1888), Edgar, Cyril (born 1889), Hilda (born 1890) together with Julia Hutchings (Williams’ mother) were living at Grammar School House, Grantham, Lincs.
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, Ethel, Hugh, Edgar, Cyril, Hilda, Esme (born 1892), Mildred (born 1889), Claud (born 1885) were living at 117, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk together with Servant Eleanor Clarke (born 1873).
Attended King Edward School, Bury St Edmunds.
His parents later lived at 24, Rokeby Avenue, Redland, Bristol.
Wartime Service
Edgar enlisted as Private in the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment and commissioned on 14 Apr 1915 into 1st/11th (County of London) Battalion (Finsbury Rifles).
He was attached to 1/10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney). The Battalion became part of 162 Brigade, 54 (East Anglia) Division on 7 May 1915, it sailed from Plymouth in July for Gallipoli via Mudros landing on 11 Aug 1915 at Suvla Bay. Edgar was wounded in the Spine and was evacuated to Malta, where he died on 9 Nov 1915.
Additional Information
*1 Believed more correctly, (1st/10 (County of London) Bn. (Hackney).
War Gratuity of £5 and arrears of 11 7s 6d was paid and Probate of £44 10s 3d was granted to his executors. Brother Hugh served as Chaplain in the Army Chaplains Department. Brother Cyril served as Captain in the Army Cyclists Corps, both survived the Great War.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Dan Hill, Janet Capstick, Jonty Wild
