BUTCHER, John Lewis
| Service Number: | 4460 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lawrence, Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Burringbar, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Herd tester |
| Died: | G.S.W. Arm (amputated) and chest, Stoke-Upon-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, 20 August 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Stoke-on-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Stoke-on-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery (15401), Staffordshire, England, Stoke-on-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burringbar War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4460, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4460, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4460, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 20th August......Private John Lewis Butcher was born at Lawrence, NSW in 1887. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 9th September, 1915 as a 28 year old, single, Herd Tester from Burringbar, Tweed River, NSW.
Private Butcher embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on HMAT Wandilla (A62) on 31st January, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcements & disembarked at Alexandria on 5th March, 1916. He later sailed to France & joined 9th Battalion on 12th July, 1916.
Private Butcher was wounded in action in France on 23rd July, 1916 with G.S.W. (gunshot wounds) to arm & chest. He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship Western Australia with G.S.W left arm – amputated.
Private Butcher was admitted to Stoke-Upon-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England on 29th July, 1916.
Private John Lewis Butcher died on 20th August, 1916 at Stoke-on-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. Arm (amputated) and chest hylerpyrexia.
He was buried in Hartshill Cemetery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hartshill.html
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