Regimental number | 6718 |
Place of birth | Whitton, New South Wales |
School | Gunbar Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Postal assistant |
Address | Leeton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, H G Butler, 381 High Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt 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 connections | Brothers: 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 |