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Hutton Wallace Kenneth

The Mercury 27 Jan 1944

RAAF PILOT MISSING

F-Officer W. Hutton

F-Officer Wallace Kenneth Hutton, son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Hutton West Tamar, has been reported missing as a result of air operations over Germany on Jan 21. Advice to this effect was received by his parents yesterday. F-Officer Hutton was pilot of a Lancaster aircraft detailed to attack Magdeburg. Germany, which failed to return to its base.

F-Officer Hutton is aged 23 years, educated at the Launceston Church Grammar School, he obtained his leaving certificate, and was head prefect and captain of the school. Before joining the Air Force he was a bank clerk at Devonport. After leaving school he played football in Launceston with the City Club. As an athlete he was outstanding, and won the last Stawell Gift in 1941.

A fortnight before he went on the flight from which he failed to return F-Officer Hutton married Miss Gay Savage, of Birmingham, a driver in the services.

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