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Victor George BUTLER

Regimental number1976
Place of birthWiseman's Ferry, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales
SchoolWiseman's Ferry Public School, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJackeroo
AddressPost Office, Surat, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emma Jane Butler, Moree, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death42
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot XI, Row F, Grave No. 2A), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sylvester and Emma BUTLER, "Duidierna", Mungindi, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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