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BUTTERFIELD, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 76 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Luton, England, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Straw hat worker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea - HMAS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Jan 1900: | Involvement Unspecified British Units |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 76, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 76, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 76, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 76, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 76 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-04 | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 76, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (head) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Daniel Butterfield of Markyate, Hertfordshire, England
Husband of Martha of 84 Upper Cobden st., Luton, England
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