Roy Bernerd BUTTERS

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BUTTERS, Roy Bernerd

Service Number:	2558
Enlisted:	2 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, October 1892
Home Town:	Coogee, City of Cockburn, Western Australia
Schooling:	Islington Public School, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Shop assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, France, Pozieres, 18 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Service Record states originally buried 3/4 mile N of Pozieres & 4 1/4 Miles N.E. Of Albert (57C S.E.).
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, St Mark's HR Islington, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

2 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2558, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2558, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
25 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion
13 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion
10 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion
18 Aug 1916:	Involvement 2558, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2558 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-18

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs. Margaret Butters, Lorna, Arden Street, Coogee, New South Wales

Member of Star of the East 160 Lodge

BUTTERS.—Killed in action in France, August 18, 1916, Corporal R. B. (Roy) Butters.

He fought for those he loved so dear,
That we may all live free.
And on the battlefields of France
He gave his life for you and me.
Inserted by his sincere friend, E. McInnes.

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