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Michael BUTCHER

Regimental number5319
Place of birthWentworth, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationContactor
AddressBerri, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Fred Butcher, Berri, River Murray, South Australia
Enlistment date29 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 29 April 1916 - 27th Bn, 14th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 27th Bn, 12 February 1917.
FateDied of wounds 23 September 1917
Place of death or woundingMenin Road sector, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death24
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row K, Grave No. 3), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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