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BUTLER, Colin John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX6267 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940, Enlisted in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Southwark, South Australia, 3 February 1921 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 22 July 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot A 111, Row H, Grave 17, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, SX6267 | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX6267, Enlisted in Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edwain James Butler and Ruby Lottie (nee Purnell) Butler of Southwark, South Australia; brother of Douglas Edwin Butler, Shirley Dawn Butler and Dorothy Jean Butler. Douglas served in the 2/27 Battalion and Dorothy served in the VAD 105 AMH
WW2 Nominal Roll has him enlisting under the name of Colin Joy Butler. Birth name is registered as sColin John Butler Book/Page 70A/156
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