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Arthur Edward BUTCHER

Regimental number3195
Place of birthNorth Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolNorth Sydney Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFerry hand
Address180 Ernest Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Edward Butcher, 180 Ernest Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
FateKilled in Action 12 March 1917
Place of death or woundingWarlencourt-Flers sector, France
Age at death23
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Clara BUTCHER. Native of North Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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