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BUTCHER, Benjamin Noble
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5338 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hay Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 18, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5338, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5338, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5338, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brother 6362 Private Colin Lachlan Butcher also served in the 2nd Battalion AIF. He was badly wounded in the neck and right arm during April 1918 and returned to Australia during September 1918.