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BUTTERWORTH, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 423 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1914, 3 years with Volunteers |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia, August 1881 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Memorials: | Glenorchy State School Roll of Honour, Glenorchy War Memorial, Tasmania (Hobart) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 423, 12th Infantry Battalion, 3 years with Volunteers | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 423, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 423, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 423, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 423, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to left shoulder | |
| 7 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 423, 12th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), SW face, GSW thigh - severe | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 423, 12th Infantry Battalion, 6th MD - three times wounded, last time severely at Bullecourt II |
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