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Rank : Private

Army Number : 40988

Unit : 8th Bn

Biography :

Home address given as Middleton-in-Teasdale, Durham. Enlisted at Barnard Castle, Durham. Served with the 8th Battalion during World War One. Died in France and Flanders campaign 15.7.1918. Formerly 48573 North Staffordshire Regiment. He is buried Noyers-Pont-Maugis French National Cemetery, Ardennes, France.

'He was the youngest son of a large farming/lead mining family from the Pennines area of South-west Durham. He sent a piece of canvas embroidery to his wife, Jane,depicting the battle of Ypres, which is still in the family's possession. He was taken Prisoner of War on the first day of the Battle of Aisne (27.5.1918) and died of dysentry on 15th July, at Montherme in France. His remains appear to have been removed during the 1940's to the French National Cemetery at Noyers-Pont-Maugis.'

Some information from a private source.

CWGC:

HUTCHINSON, RALPH
Rank: Private
Service No: 40988
Date of Death: 15/07/1918
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 8th Bn.
Grave Reference: 524.
Cemetery: NOYERS-PONT-MAUGIS FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY

Place of Birth : Ettersgill, Co.Durham

Date of Death : 15.7.1918

Place of Death : France

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France and Flanders