| Regimental number | 2783 |
| Place of birth | Northcote, Victoria |
| School | State School No 776, Bright, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | 389 High Street, Northcote, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Minnie Williams, Wahgunyah Road, Rutherglen, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Citizen Military Forces (5 weeks) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Broadmedows, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 37th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH as Thomas Caster Winchester BUTLER. Gassed six weeks before his death; developed pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Thomas Carter |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Glasgow Western Necropolis (Row N, Grave No. 7), Scotland |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 128 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs Mary Ann WILLIAMS, Wahgunyah Road, Rutherglen, Victoria. Born at Bright, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 16 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 February 1917. Marched out of 14th Training Bn, Sutton Manderville, 3 March 1917, and marched into Camp Details, Hurdcott, the same day. Marched into AIF Details, Fovant, 29 March 1917 [sic]. Admitted to Parkhouse Military Hospital, 27 March 1917 (mumps); discharged, 15 April 1917. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 66th Bn, Windmill Hill, 28 April 1917. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 1 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 August 1917; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, 26 August 1917. Proceeded to unit, 31 August 1917; taken on strength of 37th Bn, in the field, 1 September 1917. Promoted Lance Corporal, 10 August 1918. Wounded in action, 25 August 1918, and admitted to No 11 Field Ambulance the same day (gassed); transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 26 August 1918; to No 5 General Hospital, 26 August 1918; to England, 5 September 1918; to Lord Derby Hospital, Warrington, 6 September 1918; discharged to furlough, 2 October 1918. Admitted to No Scottish General Hospital, Glasgow, 10 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Died, No 4 Scottish General Hospital, 16 October 1918, 16 October 1918 (pneumonia). Buried, Western Necropolis Cemetery, 22 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BUTLER Thomas William |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
