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BUTLER, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1617, 1617A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bushy Park, Tasmania, Australia , 1887 |
| Home Town: | Glenora, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bushy Park I.O.O.F. Loyal Glenora Lodge No 25 Pictorial HR, Bushy Park I.O.O.F. Loyal Glenora Lodge No 25 Roll of Honour, Bushy Park War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1617, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1617, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1617, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1617A, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1617A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Mary BUTLER of Bushy Park, Macquarie Plains, Tas.
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