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BUTCHER, Herbert George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3033, V375606 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Farrier Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 6 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Drysdale, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural causes, Camperdown, Victoria, Australia, 6 September 1958, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria COE-06-807-244 |
| Memorials: | Drysdale St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Drysdale State School No 1645 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3033, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3033, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 16 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 3033, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 3033, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 26 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Belgium | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 3033, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 16 April 1919 for discharge. |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V375606, Enlisted at Camperdown, Vic. as a Signalman in Signals 3 Lines of Comm. | |
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| 17 Jan 1947: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V375606, Signalman |
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