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Hutchinson, G.D., Cpl., 1916
In St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France, is the Commonwealth War Grave of C/12472 Corporal Geoffrey Dalton Hutchinson, serving with the 21st Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who died 18/09/1916.

Morpeth Herald 29/09/1916 carries a brief obituary:
The death from wounds received in action is reported of Corporal Geoffrey Dalton Hutchinson, King’s Royal Rifles. He was the fourth son of Mrs and the late Mr. Jas. Hutchinson, of Moorey Spot Farm, Dinnington. He was educated at Newcastle Grammar School, and joined the staff of Messrs Barclay and Co., Collingwood Street, Newcastle. The deceased was well known in local cricket circles, having played regularly for Woolsington Hall team, and proved himself an excellent bat. He was in his 21st year.

He is remembered at Dinnington on D10.01, D10.05 and D10.03, at Jesmond on J1.04 and J1.19, on Barclays Bank staff, in Newcastle on NUT049 and in Ponteland on P12.08 and P12.10


The CWGC entry for Corporal Hutchinson

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