BUTLER, Alan Albert Willmore
| Service Number: | NX133434 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1922 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Engineer |
| Died: | Died of Injuries (motorcycle accident), Hollywood Hospital Nedlands Western Australia, Mediterranean Sea, 26 August 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Western Australia Plot H. Row B. Gravesite 14., Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Malta Memorial, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Private, NX133434, Leppington, New South Waleas | |
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| 4 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX133434, 12 Field Regiment | |
| 5 Dec 1942: | Involvement NX133434 | |
| 26 Aug 1943: | Involvement Gunner, NX133434, 2nd/12th Field Regiment |
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Alan Albert Willmore BUTLER was born on 23rd May, 1922 in Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
His parents were Albert Percy BUTLER and Kathleen Lucy WILLMORE who had married on 21st February, 1918 at the parish of St Thomas in Middlesex, Lambeth, England
He was living in Guildford, Sydney at the time of enlistment on 4th December, 1942
He was a gunner with the 12th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Alan died of injuries on 26th August, 1943 in Western Australia - he is buried in Perth War Cemetery & Annexe which is part of Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, WA - nothing more is known about his service at this stage and all that is known about his death is what was reported in the news of the time... "while acting as a motor-cycle despatch rider, he swerved to avoid a straying horse. He later died in a military hospital."
He is commemorated in the Perth War Cemetery & Annex roll of Honour , the roll of honour in Sydney and the Australian War Memorial.
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"ACCIDENTAL DEATH
News has been received in Guildford of the accidental death of Gunner Alan Butler (21), single, whose parents reside at the Esplanade. It is understood that, while acting as a motor-cycle despatch rider, he swerved to avoid a straying horse. He later died in a military hospital. Members of Guildford Comforts Fund, at their meeting last week, stood in silence in tribute to his memory. A letter of sympathy has been sent to the bereaved family." - from the Cumberland Argus 08 Sep 1943 (nla.gov.au)
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