Son of Peter and Martha Hutchinson, of 315, Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute and Ridgways Endowed School. Formerly employed on the clerical staff of the Bolton County Court. Enlisted March 1915. Formerly Private 6440, Army Pay Corps.
Hutchinson, William Edward (Billy) –
Personal details
- Surname: Hutchinson
- Forename: William Edward (Billy)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 31st, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 11th (Lewisham) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: G/7861
- Regiment: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: London, Middlesex
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (St. Peter) Parish Church WWI Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Ridgway Gates and The Victoria Hall Methodist WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton
- Ridgways Endowed School WWI Framed Roll of Honour (LOST)
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 45 and 46.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/10/1917 07/12/1917 19/04/1918 02/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S15* 6e 6g
- Bolton Chronicle: 12/10/1917 19/10/1917