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BUTT, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 423 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Essendon, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bingara, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christ Church School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Leadlight Glazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No.2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Special Memorial, Grave 18 Headstone inscription reads: Sleep on brave heart, No 2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 423, Enlisted at Essendon, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 423, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 423, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 71 Holt Street, Surry Hills, NSW
Next of kin given as Thomas Butt and Mary Ann Butt of 140 Hereford Street, Forest Lodge, NSW. Brother of Albert Ernest Butt who was killed in action between the 5th and 8th of May 1917 while serving with the 1st Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal