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Henry George BUTLER

Regimental number6718
Place of birthWhitton, New South Wales
SchoolGunbar Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPostal assistant
AddressLeeton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, H G Butler, 381 High Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
52
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Catherine BUTLER, 133 Thistle Street, Bendigo, Victoria. Native of Whitton, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2113 Pte William Thomas BUTLER MM, 13th Bn, died of wounds, 4 July 1918; 1153A Pte Roy BUTLER, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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