Died 22nd October 1917, aged 21.
Buried at the New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres, ref. 539,10, Plot X, row D, grave 12
Story
Born on Bowers Row, Allerton Bywater, Richard enlisted for Army Service in Castleford on 5th January 1915. He was an engine driver, the son of Dick Hutt and Hannah Harris. His mother passed away in 1908, and his father, who was a colourful character, re-married in 1911, before being sent to prison for a month. It was reported on 16th October 1914 that at the Leeds West Riding Court, Dick Hutt, miner from Kippax, admitted owing Alice Maud Harris £1 13s 6d under a bastardy order, claiming that he had been out of work.
Richard Hutt is likely to have been killed at The Battle of Passchendaele (the 3rd Battle of Ypres). He was buried in an isolated grave, but was later exhumed and re-interred.
Miss Constance Edmonds wrote to the Army on 30th November 1917 enquiring after Richard, as she had not heard from him since 7th October.
Constance went on to get married in Gloucester in May 1920.
The Royal Field Artillery
The most numerous arm of the artillery, the horse-drawn Royal Field Artillery was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close to the front line and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into brigades.
Kippax Roll of Honour 