| Regimental number | ... |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | Hutchins School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Other training | University of Tasmania (law student) |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr E H Butler,Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
| Age at death | 33.4 |
| Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 10), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Fanny BUTLER, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Cousins (2nd): Colin Alleine CHALMERS, killed in action; Brian NAIRN BUTLER, killed in action, Jeancourt, France, 18 September 1918; Lieutenant Colonel H Nairn BUTLER, DSO, AMC, returned to Australia; Major John Willoughby Butler BEAN, AIF Depots UK, returned to Australia, 23 October 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |