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BUTTON, Mark Guy Benson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2042 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia, 23 December 1888 |
| Home Town: | Murrurundi, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 23 February 1971, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Murrurundi General Cemetery, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2042, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2042, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2042, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2042, 42nd Infantry Battalion, GSW both thighs and buttock | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2042, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Warneton, GSW face | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2042, 41st Infantry Battalion |
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