Charles Edward Hutchings died in New York on May 27th, 1944, at the age of 49.
He was born at Corrientes, Argentine, received his education at Castle Hill School, Ealing, and entered the Royal School of Mines in 1911. His studies were interrupted in August, 1914, when he left to join the Royal Marine Light Infantry, and he saw active service on the Gallipoli Peninsula. He was later commissioned to the 5th Dorsetshire Regiment, serving in Egypt and France, and on his discharge from the Army in May, 1918, he held the rank of captain. Mr. Hutchings resumed his studies at the Royal School of Mines in July of that year, and graduated two years later with an Associateship in Mining.
His first mining appointment was that of junior engineer to the Caracoles Tin Company of Bolivia, where he was employed in topographical surveying and prospecting. He remained with the same company for seven years, spending a year as section engineer in charge of a group of mines then acting as assistant mine superintendent for nineteen months, and from 1923 to 1927 holding the position of mine superintendent. He was in charge the general administration of the Caracoles group and outlying mines covering a length of forty miles.
After seven years of continuous, employment at an altitude of 16,000 ft. he returned to England on leave of absence Mr. Hutchings left England again in 1928 to become manager to the Anglo-Greek Magnesite Co., Ltd., in Macedonia, Greece, and in 1931 he returned to South America to take up an appointment with New Goldfields of Venezuela, Ltd.
He was elected a Member of the Institution in 1928.
Vol. 54, Trans IMM 1944-45, p.267
