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BUTTON, Richard John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1890 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Enlisted at Mount Gambier |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yahl Paddock, South Australia, Australia, 10 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Yahl Paddock, Grant, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery Special Memorial A, 10 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls, Mount Gambier War Memorial, Yahl Memorial Hall Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1890, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mount Gambier | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1890, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1890, 50th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Button and Mary Jane (nee Hill) Button of Yahl Paddocks, Mt Gambier, SA; brother of Edith Evelyn Button, Albert Edward Button, Frederick William Button, Daisy Gertrude Button, Ruby Ellen Button and Gladys Annie Button
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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