Sergeant Clarence Merton Alexander Hutton, born June 13 1891, was a son from the Hutton pioneer family that settled in Chinguacousy Township in 1829 on the Third Line West (now Creditview Rd.) north of the Base Line (now Steeles Ave.). They cleared the land and started a dairy farm called Bonnie Braes. Today Bonnie Braes Drive runs through the middle of the original farm. Clarence’s mother was organist at Churchville Methodist church (later United Church) and his father was superintendent of the Sunday School. Churchville was then an easy place to travel to since there was no Steeles Ave. to cross. The Base Line (Steeles Ave.) did not cross the Credit River until the 1950’s and only had a T intersection at the Third Line. Clarence enlisted with the 126 Overseas (Peel) Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on December 18, 1915, when he was 24 years old. He trained at the Brampton Armoury, Niagara Camp and at Camp Borden. On the 14th of August ,1916, the Battalion embarked from Halifax on the S.S. Empress of Britain and arrived in England on August 24, 1916. 

          Due to severe casualties suffered by the Canadians during the Battle of the Somme it was required that the 126 Peel Battalion be broken up for reinforcements into the 109th Battalion and the 116th Battalion. Clarence became part of the 116th Battalion on October 16th, 1916. The 116th Battalion sailed to France in February 1917. On March 6th the 116 Battalion was split up into A-D Companies and in mid-March 1917 the Companies were moved into the trenches around the Vimy area of France. The Battalion remained on active duty until July 27th , being exposed regularly to gas, sniping and shelling. Clarence was wounded in action and in Aug. 1917 he was treated at the Etaples Army Base Camp in France. He did not improve and was sent to England for convalescing. In September 1917 he was reposted back to the Front. 

         After the war ended Clarence stayed on in England to help with the demobilization and he was promoted to Sergeant. He sailed home on July 2nd, 1919. When Clarence came back to Canada he took over the land the family had acquired across the road from Bonnie Braes, and operated a market garden farm. He also continued his involvement with the Lorne Scots, receiving a commission as Captain for the next 20 years. Clarence took an active part in community affairs, serving on the School Board, chairman of the Brampton Fair Board and various agricultural organizations. One of his sons (John) represented the western area of Brampton (Ward 6) as City Councillor for 29 years. Clarence died in 1957 and is buried in Churchville Cemetery along with most of the Hutton ancestors. One of his descendants still lives on the family farm that he established.