Regimental number | 5979 |
Place of birth | Co Kilkenny, Ireland |
School | Catholic School |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Oaklands, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B Butler,Wildfield, County Kilkenny Ballyfoyle, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name William James |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLII, Row A, Grave No. 4), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs Bridget BUTLER, Wildfield, Ballyfoyle, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Native of Tullabrin, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to france, 13 December 1916; taken on strength, 1st Bn, 18 December 1916. Wounded in action, 4 May 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm and right leg), and admitted to 5th Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 4 May 1917; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 5 May 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 7 May 1917; discharged to Base Details, 10 May 1917; rejoined unit, 21 May 1917. Missing in action, Belgium, 3 October 1917; Court of Enquiry, 22 March 1918, determined fate as killed in action. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BUTLER William James |