| Regimental number | 3126 |
| Place of birth | Gawler, Tasmania |
| School | Ulverstone State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Gawler, via Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Butler, Gawler via Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 4), Beaumont-Hamel, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Sarah BUTLER, Gawler, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3119 Pte Charles Henry BUTLER, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 4 September 1916; 3120 Pte Morton Linthorne BUTLER, 52nd Bn, returned to Australia, 4 May 1917. |