Regimental number | 6969 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Glenorchy, Tasmania |
School | State School, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr T Butterworth, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Merris, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Boore British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Parents: Thomas and Louisa BUTTERWORTH, Houghton, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6968 Pte William Ernest BUTTERWORTH, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |