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William Yeoman BUTLER

Regimental number6057
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
Addressc/o Mrs E Maxwell, 38 Renny Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Emily Butler c/o Mrs E Maxwell, 38 Renny Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll asLeomans.
Date of death11 June 1945
Age at death63
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 6163), Sydney, New South Wales

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