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Edwin George Butcher

Place of birthSussex England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressDarlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs Isabel Grieve Lowden Butcher, Austral Hall, Woolcott Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date27 March 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


'(E. of Ypres) Fine leadership, coolness and bravery through whole of operations, rendering valuable services in connection with railway construction work.'
Recommendation date: 22 October 1917

Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While he was controlling railway construction work under heavy shell fire it became necessary to make a deviation at the spot where the line came under fire. After putting the majority of his men in safety he returned with a small party and accomplished his work, in spite of casualties reducing his party to a minimum for effective work.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 150
Date: 24 September 1918

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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