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Henry William BOUTCHER

Regimental number875
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCashier
AddressAustralasian T & g Mutual Life Ass Society, St George's Terrace, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs Edith Annie Boutcher, cnr Sydenham Street and Kooyong Road, Belmont, Western Australia
Enlistment date21 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 2 February 1916. Taken on strength, 44th Bn, 20 March 1916. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, 31 January 1918. Mortally wounded, 20 April 1918.
FateDied of wounds 21 April 1918
Date of death21 April 1918
Age at death26
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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