McCUTCHAN, FRANK MARSH

 Person: id 41490

Primary information

University connections
UMelb
Event flag
World War I
Family name
McCUTCHAN
Given name(s)
FRANK MARSH
Initials
F.M.
Gender
Male

Education

Start date
1912
Combined start dates
1912

Life events

Survived
Died during WWI

USyd & UMelb only

OCRd book entry or other narrative
McCUTCHAN, FRANK MARSH. 1912.
W.C.; Queen' s; B.E.E. (conferred posthumously); a strong swimmer, a long distance runner, and a fine musician; scoutmaster of a Richmond group; when war broke out instructed members of the Univ. in signalling. Sailed 29.12.15 to report to War Office, being nominated by Commonwealth Government from Australian Universities for a commission in R.E.; sworn in at London February 1916, and went to an O.T.C.; gazetted 2/Lt. 212th Fld. Coy., 33rd Div., R.E.; to France June 1916.
He was hit by a sniper near Arras on 13th May 1917, while laying out lines for a new trench, and died some twenty minutes later. He was buried at Henin, near Arras.
Year commenced - MELBOURNE UNI ONLY
1912

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UniMelb Category
Fallen

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