Eric William Stutchbury (1894 - 1950)

Born 28 Feb 1894 in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Sylvia Iris (Radke) Stutchbury — married 1926 in North Sydney, New South Wales

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1950 at age 56 in Concord, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Eric W Stutchbury was born in 1894 in Leichhardt, NSW. He is the son of Emily Sophia Paris and William Henry Stutchbury.^[1]

Eric W Stutchbury married Sylvia Iris Radke in 1926 in North Sydney.^[2]

MARRIAGES STUTCHBURY-RADKE. Mar 1926.^[3] A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Thomas' Church, North Sydney, by the Rev. N. Baker, yesterday afternoon, when Miss Sylvia Iris Radke, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Radke, of Longueville, was married to Mr. Eric Stutchbury, son of Dr. and Mrs. H. Stutchbury, of Fivedock. The bride, who wore a gown of ivory georgette, with a long Brussels lace veil and a wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a sheaf of white flowers, was attended by her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. H. Radke, of Lithgow, who was gowned In fawn georgette and lace, and wore a hat to suit.

DEATHS STUTCHBURY Nov 1935-^[4]November 8 1935 at a private hospital Drummoyne Sylvia Iris dearly loved wife of Eric William Stutchbury of Fivedock and Lane Cove and loving mother of William Henry and Kevin Luke aged 40 years. STUTCHBURY-November 8 1935 at a private hospital Drummoyne Sylvia Iris dearly beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs H Radke of Lane Cove.

In 1938 Eric married Millicent Sarah Anne Hadfield at Ryde, NSW.^[5]

Eric died in 1950^[6] and buried Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales.^[7]

DEATHS STUTCHBURY. Apr 1950.^[8]Eric William (Major, M C and Bar. 55th Batt.. 1st A.I.F.). April 26, 1950. at Repatriation Hospital, Concord, of Elouera. Waterloo Road, North Ryde, dearly loved husband of Millicent, loving father of Bill. Kevin and Joan, and second son of W. H. and the late Emily Sophia Stutchbury, and brother of Charlie (deceased). Fred (deceased), and Paris (deceased), aged 56 years.

OBITUARY "He Was A True Digger"^[9] With the passing of Major E. W.. Stutchbury. M.C. and Bar, at his home at Waterloo Road, North Ryde (Sydney), on April 26, at the age of 56, went one of the most popular officers of the 3rd and 55th Battalions during World War I. SECOND - LIEUTENANT Eric Stutchbury (as he was then) was credited with being the young est officer to hold commissioned rank in the first A.I.F., spending his 21st birthday aboard the old troopship H.M.A.T. Siang-Ghoon in the Indian Ocean en route to Egypt during February, 1915. Eric had charge of the 3rd reinforcements of the 3rd Bat talion. Wounded on Gallipoli in May, 1915, after spending some months in an English hospital he rejoined the 3rd Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir on Christmas Eve, 1915, from which unit he was promoted First- Lieutenant, and posted to the newly-formed 55th Battalion in February, 1916, and for a time served as advance embarkation officer at Marseilles prior to the departure of the 14th Infantry Brigade from Egypt to France in May, 1916. His captaincy was gained in the battle of Fromelles on July 19, 1916, followed by the award of the Military Cross for gallant leadership during a raid on Clap- ham Junction Trench on Septem ber 30 of that year. The Bar to his M.C. came after the attack on Doignes in April, 1917, plus the rank of Major, in recognition of his brilliant work in the stunt. An added feather in the cap of "Little Stutz" was the fact that he .was Commander of D Company, 55th Battalion, when that Unit was adjudged the best drilled company in the whole of the 5th Division at a Divisional line-up at Henen- court Wood on July 4, 1917. Major Stutchbury served with the 55th until the Armistice, and also saw service with the armed forces in Australia in World War II. Small in stature but large in heart, this much can be truthfully stated of Eric Stutchbury: He was a true Digger, and always lived and acted up to the best traditions of all that we expect from a gal lant officer and gentleman. — Brownie (N.S.W.).

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Birth Registration:18006/1894 STUTCHBURY ERIC W, WILLIAM H, EMILY S, LEICHHARDT
2. ↑ NSW Marriage Registration:2022/1926 STUTCHBURY ERIC W, RADKE SYLVIA I, NORTH SYDNEY
3. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)Thursday 4 March 1926 - Page 5
4. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)Saturday 9 November 1935 - Page 16
5. ↑ NSW Marriage Registration:16956/1938 STUTCHBURY ERIC WILLIAM, HADFIELD, MILLICENT SARAH ANNE, RYDE
6. ↑ NSW Death Registration:STUTCHBURY ERIC WILLIAM 12540/1950 WILLIAM HENRY, EMILY SOPHIA, CONCORD
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 September 2020), memorial page for Eric William Stutchbury (28 Feb 1894–Apr 1950), Find a Grave Memorial no. 165421344, citing Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by nettlyne (contributor 47486944) .
8. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)Friday 28 April 1950 - Page 18
9. ↑ Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950)Saturday 24 June 1950 - Page 18