Remembering the Hutchins brothers

A composite picture of Mary Hutchins and her husband Henry and their seven sons who enlisted during the Second World War. Back row, left to right: David, Malcolm, Eric, Fred, William and Ivan. Front row, left to right: Mary, Alan and Henry.

In a war that left tens of thousands of Australian families in mourning, the Hutchins family suffered more than most. Mary Hutchins and her husband Henry saw seven of their nine sons off to war; only three came home.

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