Regimental number | 745 |
Place of birth | Kempton, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Barracks, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L V Butters, 'Beulah', Watson's Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Royal Australian Garrison Artillery; Served in the Royal Australian Garison Artillery, Fort Nelson, Hobart, Tasmania. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Heavy Artillery Group 36, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/49/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Dunkirk, France |
Age at death | 24.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Coxyde military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 69), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Martha BUTTERS; husband of Lilly BUTTERS, Darling Point Road, Darling Point, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |