BUTLER, Joseph Edward
| Service Number: | 2503 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clare, South Australia , 10 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Pirie Public School & Port Pirie High School and Iinternational Correspondence School (electrical engineering) |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France , 17 January 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2503, Port Pirie, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2503, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2503, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2503, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE J. E. BUTLER
Mrs. E. J. Butler, of Jean Park, Port Pirie West, has been informed that her only son, Private Joseph E. Butler, was killed in action on January 17. Private Butler left South Australia in September last. He was well-known in Port Pirie and Laura, from which latter place he enlisted. He was only 19 years of age." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 17 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
Parents Edward and Hannah Esther Butler, Jean Park, Port Pirie West, South Australia
Joseph's cousin Lieutenant Leslie Willam Butler, MC, DCM survived the war
To a very brave and extremely well loved and remembered young man, the sacrifice you made will never be forgotten, your family miss you and love you very much. I can see a little bit of my father Eric and brother Michael in your face, I am hoping your strength is found in all of us! Love Sue
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