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Henry BUTTERWORTH

Regimental number2275
Place of birthSpring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolSandgate State School, Queensland
Other trainingClayfield College, Qld
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
AddressKangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Marian Butterworth, C/o Mrs Martin, Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets, the Queensland Rifles, and the Artillery, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date19 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on RoH circular as Henry William BUTTERWORTH.
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialBonny Communal Cemetery Extension (Row A, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Miranda BUTTERWORTH; husband of Marian BUTTERWORTH, Ripley Farm, Brighton, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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