Virtual War Memorial | Alfred William BUTTROSE DSO +Bar, MiD**

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BUTTROSE, Alfred William

Service Numbers:	SX1434, 536465
Enlisted:	8 November 1939
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenelg, South Australia, 18 November 1912
Home Town:	Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Glenelg Public School
Occupation:	Wool Classer, Manager- Elders
Died:	Crawley, Perth, Western Australia, 26 December 1978, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated - Ashes in crypt - St George's Cathedral, Perth, W.A., Australia
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement SX1434, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
8 Nov 1939:	Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, 536465, 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion
8 Nov 1939:	Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, SX1434, 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion
8 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Keswick, South Australia
8 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 536465
7 Dec 1945:	Discharged

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