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Patrick Edmund BUTLER

Regimental number5563
Place of birthRichmond North, Victoria
SchoolSt Ignatius (Catholic) School, Richmond, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationWool sorter
Address21 Anderson Street, Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Butler, 21 Anderson Street, Richmond, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 March 1917
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialAdanac Military Cemetery, (Plot V, Row A, grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary BUTLER, 87 Highett Street, Richmond, Victoria
Family/military connectionsNephews: William CARLER; Roy WARD
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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