| Regimental number | 3267 |
| Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Other Names | Arthur Ormond |
| School | State School No 2686, South Road, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | lronworker |
| Address | 58 York Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Butler, 58 York Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve from 1907. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ormond and Julia BUTLER; husband of Sarah J. Wagland (formerly BUTLER), 58 York Street, South Melbourne, VIctoria |
| Family/military connections | Nephew: 4654 Pte William George STAVELEY, 58th Bn, died of disease, 12 November 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 January 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916. Now, 15 September 1916, to be reported as 'Wounded and Missing, 19 July 1916'. Now, 24 October 1916, to be reported as 'Missing, 19 July 1916'. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presume buried in No Man's Land at approx 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Statement, Red Cross File No 660310, 4914 Pte A. WICKHAM, B Company, 59th Bn (patient, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, England), 15 March 1917: 'Pte Crealman (sic; CREELMAN] B. Coy told me he had seen Butler shot through the head and killed with a machine gun bullet at Fromelles on July 19/16.' Second statement, 2142 Pte K. CREELMAN, 59th Bn, 9 April 1917: ' There was a Butler of the same name and number killed on the 19th July 1916, he was laying out with me and was killed by my side.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BUTLER Arthur
Red Cross file 660310 |
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