George P Hutchings
Rank: Warrant Officer
Regiment: The Rand Rifles, South Africa / East African Intelligence Department
Parents: Mr Thomas Horler & Mrs Sarah Annie Hutchings (Nee Welch)
Brothers: Frederick Hutchings, Albert Hutchings , Percy Hutchings & Sidney Hutchings
Address: 1 Springfield Valley, St Leonards
Other Info: According to CWGC, George died on 9th July 1918. He is remembered at Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, grave reference 5.H.11. Additional information from the Lives of the First World War website.
Published: November 1914
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My grandfather JF Purcell commanded the Rand Rifles in the SWA campaign until it was disbanded in 1915. It was a temporary regiment created in 1914
Hi Malachy. Thank you for the information. What happened to the men serving with the Rand Rifles when the regiment was disbanded?
Sorry – only saw this now! My grandfather enlisted with the SA Overseas Expeditionary Force that formed the !st SA Brigade went to France and North Africa. It was a voluntary choice. I assume most joined the 4 regiments that went to France or those that went to East Africa under Smuts