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BUTCHER, James Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 24/1608 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified New Zealand Army Units |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 9 February 1882 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 September 1916, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen B. 18. 43. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 24/1608, Unspecified New Zealand Army Units |
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Son of Thomas John BUTCHER and Mary Cecilia BUTCHER nee DEANE, of 164, Elizabeth St., Launceston, Australia; husband of Caroline B. Murdock (formerly Butcher), of 76, Teviot St., Invercargill, New Zealand.
Enlisted 29 October 1915 2nd Battalion Otago Regiment NZEF
BUTCHER.--A tribute of love to the memory of our dear brother, James Francis Butcher (N.Z.R.B.), died of wounds in France, September 24, 1916.
A beautiful memory left behind,
A duty nobly done,
-Inserted by his loving sister, Phoebe, and brother in-law, Pte. H. C. Rudd.
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