George William Hutson (December 22, 1889 – September 14, 1914) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the long distance events. He was the most promising British distance runner of his generation, but his career was cut short by the war ..... his greatest achievement came when he competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 5000 metres and finished third to claim one of his two bronze medals - finishing 31 seconds behind the winner, Hannes Kolehmainen, of Finland, who had won the 10,000m two days earlier He also joined team mates William Cottrill and Cyril Porter to win his second bronze of the games in the 3000 metre team race. Hutson was the winner of the AAA mile (1914) and the 4 miles (1912-14) and in 1914, set a new British record for the ¾-mile. George Hutson was killed in action only five weeks after the outbreak of World War I serving as a serjeant with the Royal Sussex Regiment during the Battle of the Marne. His remains were not recovered and his name is recorded on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial In Memory of Serjeant GEORGE WILLIAM HUTSON L/9097, "B" Coy. 2nd Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment who died age 25 on 14 September 1914 Son of George William and Frances Hutson, of Heathfield, Sussex; husband of Kate Elizabeth Hutson, of 19, Neville Rd., St. Anne's, Lewes, Sussex. Remembered with honour LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL He is remembered on the Heathfield War Memorial which stands on the green at Cade Street about a half a mile north of All Saints Church, Old Heathfield.
