Harry William BUTT

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BUTT, Harry William

Service Number:	981
Enlisted:	7 January 1917
Last Rank:	Second Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy
Born:	Geraldton, Western Australia, 30 October 1883
Home Town:	Midland Junction, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter and turner
Died:	Western Australia, 11 June 1966, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Midland Cemetery, Western Australia Presbyterian, C, 0031
Memorials:	Guildford State School Honour Roll, Midland Junction Municipality Roll of Honour (Large)

World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Fitter, 981, Railway Unit (AIF)
29 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 981, 59th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1917:	Embarked 981, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
11 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 981, 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

I have been recently going through some my late Father's possessions and came a across a 1914/19 Victory medal issued to the above cited Serviceman

As far as I can tell we are not related to H.W. Butt, but his medal (see attached jPegs) has been in our families possession for as long as I can remember and I'm 72.

This medal was in among my parents and grand parents WW1 and WW2 service medals from England, so how this medal has ended up with them is a mystery to me.

Richard Prisgove

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