Regimental number | 4453 |
Place of birth | Jerusalem Creek, Victoria |
School | State School, Upper Thornton (?), Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Jerusalem Creek, Upper Thornton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr C J Butler, Jerusalem Creek, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Christopher James |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 20.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 8), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christopher and Amynta BUTLER, Eildon Weir, Upper Thornton, Victoria. Natie of Jerusalem Creek, Upper Thornton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Uncle: 4209 Pte George Henry McINTOSH, 54th Bn, killed in action, 2 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |