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Walter Francis BUTT

Regimental number7841
Place of birthAlbury New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressThurgoona via Albury, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, J Butt,Thurgoona via Albury, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 5, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 18 November 1915
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 10 September 1915. Taken on strength, 5th Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column, 1 November 1915. Transferred to 22nd Field Artillery Brigade, 13 May 1916.
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death22
Place of burialPeake Wood Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 11), Fricourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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