Regiment: West Yorkshire Regt.
Died: 01 September 1917 aged 27 in France. Died of wounds.
Cemetery: Grevillers British VII B 14
Son of William Hanley Hutchinson and Elizabeth Clare Hutchinson, The Meads, Ripon. b. 1890.
Upper Shell—Matriculation Class.
Solicitor 1913.
Great War, Lieutenant 2nd/5th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1914 (overseas).
Harrogate Herald:
The announcement of Lieutenant Hutchinson's death has been received with very great regret in Ripon, where he was very highly esteemed by all who knew him, and his sad death has cut short an exceedingly promising career. Lieutenant Hutchinson was educated at Kent House School, Eastbourne, and at Malvern College, where he remained until he passed his preliminary examination for the law. He served his articles with his father until the last six months, when he went to the firm of Messrs Crossman, Pritchard and Co., of London, where he finished his articles. He passed his final examination and was admitted as a solicitor on the 13th October 1913. He practised in Ripon until the end of September 1914, when he joined the West Yorkshires, his commission being dated September 30th, 1914. He completed a thorough training in England with his regiment, and was appointed machine gun officer. He was a good officer, a smart soldier, and greatly esteemed by all ranks. He first went on active service at the beginning of January this year, returning home for ten days' leave in July last. He returned again to the Front on the 1st August. Prior to the war Lieutenant Hutchinson was deeply interested in the Church Lads' Brigade, and held the rank of lieutenant in the Ripon Cathedral branch.
Information from the book 'Massacre on the Marne, The Life and Death of the 2/5th Battalion West' by Fraser Skirrow:
On the night of the 31 August/1 September 1917, he was leading a Company which left at 10pm to reconnoitre enemy wire east of Bullecourt (U30d). They came under heavy fire immediately suffering 4 casualties. Hanley Hutchinson was badly wounded and dragged in, 2 NCOs were killed and one man wounded. They got Lt Hutchinson back to the clearing station, but he died of his wounds at 8:15 pm on 1 September. Sergeant Arden and Corporal Eastgate’s bodies were left behind in No Man’s Land.
There is a marble memorial tablet to him at Ripon Cathedral.
Harrogate People newspaper articles
Memorial Tablet
Massacre on the Marne:The Life and Death of the 2/5th Battalion West …By Fraser Skirrow