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Charles Philip BUTLER

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAuctioneer
AddressDaphne Street, Prospect, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Bertha Smeeton Butler, Daphne Street, Prospect, South Australia
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentMajor
Unit name43rd Battalion, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Distinguished Service Order


Recommendation date: 5 March 1917

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107, 1 June 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169, 4 October 1917.

FateReturned to Australia 15 February 1918
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Distinguished Service Order, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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