| Full name | Francis Ebsworth Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 December 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Armidale, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 January 1943 (aged 25) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | over Uden, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
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Francis Ebsworth Hutchinson (27 December 1917 — 4 January 1943) was an Australian rugby union international.
Born in Armidale, Hutchinson was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and Sydney Church of England Grammar School, after which he attended the University of Sydney. He played first-grade for Sydney University.[1]
Hutchinson, younger brother of Wallaby Eric, was capped first, appearing in two Tests in his debut first-grade season, as a lock on the 1936 tour of New Zealand. He gained a further two caps in the 1938 home Tests against the All Blacks.[1]
During World War II, Hutchinson served in the Royal Australian Air Force. In January, 1943, he was one of seven crew members killed when his Lancaster was intercepted and shot down over the Dutch town Uden, on the way to a bombing raid on Essen, Germany.[2] His brother Eric lost his life in an accidental mid-air collision 23 days later.[3]
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References
- 1 2 "Francis Ebsworth Hutchinson". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ↑ "Rugby Union R.A.A.F. Heroes". The Daily Mirror. 5 February 1943. p. 11 (War News Edition) – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Untold Story Of Frank And Eric Hutchinson Two Wallabies Players That Made The Ultimate Sacrifice". The Daily Telegraph. 24 April 2017.