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Norman BUTTER

Regimental number726
Place of birthSouth Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolSandgate State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressAnn Street, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Norman Butter, Ann Street, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1918
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialRibmont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Mary BUTTER; husband of Beatrice Ellen BUTTER, Edmonstone Street, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-law: Pte Alan HOWARTH, killed in action, Palestine, 25 May 1918.

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