Walter Francis BUTT

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BUTT, Walter Francis

Service Number:	7841
Enlisted:	10 September 1915, 17th Battery, AFA
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
Born:	Albury New South Wales Australia , July 1894
Home Town:	Thurgoona, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1916
Cemetery:	Peake Wood Cemetery Row C, Grave No. 11, Peake Wood Cemetery, Fricourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7841, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , 17th Battery, AFA
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 7841, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 7841, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney
23 Aug 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 7841, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7841 awm_unit: 22nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-08-23

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AWM Summary

7481 Gunner (Gnr) Walter Francis Butt, 22nd Battery, Australian Field Artillery. A farmer from Thurgoona, New South Wales prior to enlistment in the 5th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Persic on 18 November 1915 for Egypt. His unit relocated to the Western Front, France in March 1916 and he was transferred to the 22nd FAB in May.

Gnr Butt was killed in action near Pozieres, France, on 23 August 1916. He was aged 22 years.

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