Private Frederick William Henry Hutchings
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Frederick William Henry Hutchings was born at Montreal, Quebec, on 18 October 1891 and worked as a bookkeeper before the First World War. He enlisted at Montreal on 8 June 1915 as Private 457151 and served with the 60th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He sailed from Canada aboard S.S. Scandinavian on 6 November 1915, arrived in England ten days later, and proceeded to France in February 1916. He was treated for shell shock at No. 12 Casualty Clearing Station in June 1916 and returned to his unit in July. In September 1916 he was reported missing; a later medical history recorded that he had been blown up by a shell and had no recollection of events until January 1917. During 1917 he received further treatment in England for confusional insanity, including at Moore Barracks Hospital, Shorncliffe, and Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington. He was invalided to Canada aboard H.S. Llandovery Castle in September 1917. After further treatment for pneumonia with defective resolution, he was classified Category E and medically discharged at Montreal on 15 January 1918.
After the war Hutchings married Lydia Hazel Saunders of Havelock, Quebec and moved to Athelstan, Quebec. He was living there at the time of his death in 1971.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
457151
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
60th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
23 years 7 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
26 years 2 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
79 years 10 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Bookkeeper
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Sarah Hutchings (mother), 57 Argyle Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
57 Argyle Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.5 in / 171 cm
Weight:
138 lbs / 63 kg
Chest:
35.5 in / 90 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Discharged to pneumonia. category E
Battle Died/Wounded:
Mount Sorrel. Shell shock in June 1916. A later medical history states that in September 1916 he was blown up by a shell, after which he had no recollection of events until January 1917.
Length of Service:
952 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
60th Battalion |
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Service Chronology
1891-10-18 — Born
1915-06-08 — Enlisted for active service as Private 457151
1915-11-06 — Sailed from Canada aboard S.S. Scandinavian
1915-11-16 — Arrived in England
1915-11-30 — Admitted to Connaught Hospital
1915-12-04 — Discharged from Connaught Hospital
1916-02-20 — Embarked for France with the 60th Battalion
1916-02-21 — Arrived in France at Le Havre
1916-06-03 — Admitted to No. 12 Casualty Clearing Station with shell shock
1916-07-08 — Rejoined unit after 35 days in hospital
1916-09-20 — Reported missing
1916-12-30 — Admitted to 5th Northern General Hospital; previously reported missing
1917-01-16 — Discharged from 5th Northern General Hospital
1917-03-08 — Admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital with confusional insanity
1917-06-19 — Transferred/admitted to Lord Derby War Hospital with confusional insanity
1917-09-19 — Invalided to Canada for further medical treatment aboard H.S. Llandovery Castle from Liverpool
1917-11-10 — Admitted with pneumonia and defective resolution
1917-12-10 — Medical Board classified him Category E (unfit) and recommended discharge
1917-12-13 — Discharged to O.C. “A” Unit through Clearing Station, Class E
1918-01-15 — Medically discharged for medical unfitness due to pneumonia with defective resolution
1919-09-06 — Married Lydia Hazel Saunders (Huntingdon, Quebec)
1971-08-26 — Death in Athelstan, Quebec
Notes
Born in Montreal, Quebec, on 18 October 1891. Worked as a bookkeeper before enlistment. Single and Presbyterian at enlistment. Physical description: 5 ft 7½ in, 138 lb, chest 35½ in with 4 in expansion, dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. A later discharge examination recorded a scar on the dorsum of the proximal phalanx of the left great toe.
Was living in Athelstan, Quebec in 1921
Additional Service Notes
Served as Private 457151 with the 60th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Sailed from Canada aboard S.S. Scandinavian on 6 November 1915 and arrived in England on 16 November. Embarked for France on 20 February 1916 and arrived at Le Havre on 21 February. On 3 June 1916 , during the battle of Mount Sorrel, he was admitted to No. 12 Casualty Clearing Station with shell shock and rejoined his unit on 8 July after 35 days in hospital. He was reported missing on 20 September 1916; a later medical history states that in September he was blown up by a shell and had no recollection of events until January 1917. He was admitted to the 5th Northern General Hospital, Leicester, on 30 December 1916 and discharged on 16 January 1917. He was admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital, Shorncliffe, on 8 March 1917 with confusional insanity and later transferred to Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, on 19 June. He was invalided to Canada for further medical treatment aboard H.S. Llandovery Castle from Liverpool on 19 September 1917. After treatment in Canada, including pneumonia with defective resolution, he was medically discharged at Montreal on 15 January 1918.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mother: Mrs. Sarah Hutchings, 57 Argyle Avenue, Montreal, Quebec. He was unmarried at enlistment. An additional notification contact was Pte. G.W. Hutchings, regimental no. 457452, Headquarters Canadians, Hastings. A later medical history separately states that Frederick's brother found him in the guard room at Hastings during his period of memory loss;. This would be his brother Gordon Wilson 1893–1973).
Married Lydia Hazel Saunders BIRTH: 8 AUG 1889 • Havelock, Quebec, Canada DEATH: 23 DEC 1982 • Athelstan, , Quebec, Canada Marriage 06 SEP 1919 • Huntingdon Methodist Church and Presbyterian Church and Church of England, , Quebec
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