BUTLER, Neville Edward
| Service Number: | 14734 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1940, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Tenterfield New South Wales Australia , 6 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Tenterfield, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Law Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 29 November 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Plot 4. Row C. Grave 6. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coolah Memorial School of Arts HR2, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Tenterfield & District Fallen Roll of Honor WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 14734, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Sydney, NSW | |
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| 1 Jul 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 1 Oct 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal | |
| 1 Aug 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 1 Sep 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 27 Mar 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park, Remuster to aircrew | |
| 19 Jun 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 11 Aug 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Emb. Sydney for Canada | |
| 25 Feb 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 23 May 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 14734, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 25 Aug 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, Operational Training Units (RAF) | |
| 29 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 14734, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward and Beatrice Mabel Butler, of Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia.
WE HAVE GIVEN OUR LIVES FOR FREEDOM AND COUNTRY
During daylight hourse of the 29th of November, 1944, Sgt. Armstrong, as air bomber, with his crew took off at 12.16 hours to carry out a bombing attack on an enemy target at Dortmund. Unfortunately no further news was received concerning the fate of the aircraft or any members of the crew.
Tenterfield Airman's
Death
Mr. Edward Butler, of Tenterfield, has received confirmation of the death of his son, F/O Neville Edward Butler, during flying operations over Germany. Word had been received some months ago that he was missing, and his father, brothers and sisters, and all his friends hoped that better news would be received. The information just to hand reveals that the four members of the crew lost their lives, and their remains lay in the Dortmund Cemetery, Germany.
Neville was 27 years of age, of which he served almost five years in the service of the R.A.A.F. He was well-known throughout the north in pre-war years for his prowess on the football field.
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