Bellenden Hutcheson | |
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 Captain Bellenden Hutcheson c.1919 | |
| Born | 16 December 1883 Mount Carmel, Illinois |
| Died | 9 April 1954 (aged 70) Cairo, Illinois |
| Buried | Rosehill Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Illinois |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/ | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Years of service | 1915–1919 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Military Cross |
Bellenden Seymour Hutcheson VC, MC (16 December 1883 – 9 April 1954) was an American-born Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC) during the First World War. The VC is the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Hutcheson was one of the seven Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross for their deeds on one single day, 2 September 1918, for actions across the 30 km long Drocourt-Quéant Line near Arras, France. The other six were Arthur George Knight, William Henry Metcalf, Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, Cyrus Wesley Peck, Walter Leigh Rayfield and John Francis Young.