John Thomas BUTLER

BUTLER, John Thomas

    Service Number: 2571
    Enlisted: 26 July 1915, Ballarat, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1885
    Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
    Schooling: State School, Pleasant St, Ballarat West, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Gardener
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2571, Depot Battalion (AIF), Ballarat, Victoria
    26 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
    31 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 6th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- from Reinforcements -- Lemnos, Greece
    7 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 6th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation -- Lemnos ex H.M.T. "Empress of Britain"
    24 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 6th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- 11th Casualty Clearing Station -- Cellulitis -- Serapeum, Egypt
    25 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 6th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 1. Australian Stationary Hospital -- Erysipelas -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    9 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 2nd Training Battalion (AIF), Discharged to Duty -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Training Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
    17 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
    23 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2571 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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