BOUTLE, Lawrence Rheuben
| Service Number: | 7634 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dullage (Dulwich) London, England, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Council School, London & Cairns State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot IX, Row B, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Cairns Boys' State School, Cairns Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7634, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7634, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7634, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 7634, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7634 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Lawrence Rheuben BOUTLE was born in Dullage (Dulwich) London, England in 1899
His parents were William Walter BOUTLE & Jane Ann DAVIES
He arrived in Brisbane, Australia with his parents & siblings on the ship Perthshire on 26th December, 1910
He served with the Senior Cadets before he enlisted in Cairns, Queensland on 21st April, 1917 and embarked from Sydney on 14th June, 1917 on the ship HMAT Hororata with the 9th Australian Infantry Battalion, 25th reinforcements - he was transferred to the 41st Infantry Battalion on 24th December, 1917
Lawrence was Killed in Action in France on 28th March, 1918 and is buried in the Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row B, Grave 3)
His belongings which were being returned to Australia were all lost at sea when the ship Barunga was sunk by enemy action
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Edwin Rudolph BOUTLE (SN5795) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918
IN MEMORY
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