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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland

Died on this date – 16th October…… Thomas Carter Winchester Butler was born at Bright, Victoria in 1891 to mother Minnie Butler (father listed as unknown).
He enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 13th November, 1916 stating he was a 25 year old, single, Miner from Northcote, Victoria & enlisted under the name of Thomas “William” Butler.

Private Thomas “William” Butler embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Medic (A7) on 16th December, 1916 with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 37th Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 18th February, 1917.
Private Butler was posted to Camp Details, Sutton Mandeville, Wiltshire from 14th Training Battalion at Hurdcott, Wiltshire on 3rd March, 1917. He was admitted to Hospital with mumps on 27th March, 1917 & discharged to duty on 15th April, 1917.

Private Butler was transferred to 66th Battalion on 28th April, 1917. He was taken on strength of 66th Battalion at Windmill Hill on 28th April, 1917. He proceeded overseas to France on 25th August, 1917 & was transferred back to 37th Battalion on 1st September, 1917.

Mrs M. Williams advised the Defence Department (received by Base Records, Melbourne) in July, 1917 that when her son had enlisted he had made a mistake when giving his name. She stated that her son had omitted the letter “C” from his name & tried to have the mistake fixed before he left Australia in December, 1916. Base Records replied that Mrs Williams would need to complete a Statutory Declaration with the details. A Statutory Declaration was signed by Minnie Williams on 12th July, 1917 stating that the full name of her son was Private Thomas Carter Winchester Butler, No. 2783, 37th Battalion not Thomas C. William Butler.

A Statutory Declaration was signed on 9th October, 1917 near Ypres by Private Thomas Carter Winchester Butler, 2783, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. stating that he “enlisted on 13th November, 916 under the name of Thomas William Butler which name I now declare to be incorrect. The name of Thomas Carter Winchester Butler I now declare to be my true name……I do further declare that my next of kin is (Mother) Minnie Williams, Wahguunyah Road, Rutherglen, Victoria.”
Thomas Carter Winchester Butler, by sworn declaration, assumed his correct name from 9th October, 1917.

Private Thomas Carter Winchester Butler was reported to be with his Unit on 9th June, 1918. He was appointed Lance Corporal on 10th August, 1918.

Lance Corporal Thomas Carter Winchester Butler was wounded in action (Gassed) on 25th August, 1918. He was admitted to 11th Field Ambulance on 25th August, 1918 then transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station on 26th August, 1918. Lance Corporal Butler was admitted to 5th General Hospital on 26th August, 1918. He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship Queen Alexandria on 5th September, 1918.
Lance Corporal Butler was admitted to the Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, England on 6th September, 1918 with gas shell poisoning (mustard) & was discharged on 1st October, 1918. He proceeded on furlough from 2nd October, 1918 till 16th October, 1918 & was then to report to Littlemore Camp.
Lance Corporal Butler was admitted to 4th Scottish General Hospital, Stobhill, Glasgow, Scotland with Pneumonia (seriously ill) on 10th October, 1918 while on leave.

Lance Corporal Thomas Carter Winchester Butler died at 12.50 on 16th October, 1918 at 4th Scottish General Hospital, Stobhill, Glasgow, Scotland from Broncho-Pneumonia.

He was buried in Western Necropolis Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland where 10 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-western-necropolis.html

Thomas Carter Winchester BUTLER was born in 1891 in Jika Jika, Northcote, Victoria - he enlisted under the name of Thomas William BUTLER

His Mother was Minnie (Mary Ann) BUTLER - father unknown

She married Henry Elisha WILLIAMS in 1898 in Bright, Victoria

Thomas has previous service with the C.M.F. for 5 weeks before he enlisted on 13th November, 1916 with the Australian Army - he was with the 37th Battalion, 6th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Medic on 16th December, 1916

He was on leave on 10th October, 1918 when he developed pneumonia - he died on 16th October, 1918 at the 4th General Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland - he is buried in Glasgow Western Necropolis, Scotland and also honoured on the Australian War Memorial

He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal