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Gordon Leslie Fleuret BUTCHER

Regimental number262
Place of birthTrinity, Wimbledon, Surrey, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressGPO Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 20 August 1914. Taken on strength, 8th Bn, 25 August 1914; 59th Bn, 3 April 1916; 58th Bn, 4 April 1916.
FateKilled in Action 26 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Gordon Leslie
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death27
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 38), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary BUTCHER, 229 South Park Road, Wimbledon, London, England

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