| Regimental number | 3765 |
| Place of birth | Cessnock, New South Wales |
| School | Lawson Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | P O Bourke, Bourke, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, Ebenezer Ernest Buttsworth, Public School, Jones' Island, Manning River, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as John Edmund BUTTSWORTH. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Edmond spelt Edmund |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | St. Pierre Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 5), Amiens, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 116 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ebenezer and Fanny BUTTSWORTH, Public School, Jones Island, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2571 Corporal Ernest Albert BUTTSWORTH, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 January 1919; Cousins: 2281 Clive BREWER, 53rd Bn, killed in action, 24 September 1917; 1332 Cecil Jones BUTTSWORTH MSM, 17th Company, Anzac Division Supply Column, returned to Australia, 8 November 1918; 6681 Pte Wesley BUTTSWORTH, 17th Bn, killed in action, 9 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
