BUTTERFIELD, Edgar Horsfall
| Service Number: | W26494 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5 Garrison Brigade |
| Born: | Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 17 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Waroona, Waroona, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 11 July 1942, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Western Australia R. A. 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W26494 | |
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| 23 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W26494, 5 Garrison Brigade , Swanbourne, Western Australia | |
| 23 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W26494 | |
| 11 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W26494, ACMF - Australian Infantry "M" Internment Camp, Kalgoorlie, WA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edgar Horsfall BUTTERFIELD was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England on 17th June 1889
His parents were Hollings BUTTERFIELD & Sarah Jane HORSFALL who married in Bradford in 1883
He married Selina (Lena) TEMPEST in Bradford, UK in 1906
He previously served as a Driver in the 326 Coy, Royal Army Service Corp. B & F in the British Army (WW1) before he came to Australia & enlisted to serve during WW2 in Swanbourne, Western Australia on 23rd April, 1941 and was with the Australian Infantry (ACMF) "M" Garrison Company Internment Camp in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Edgar died from Illness in Kalgoorlie District Hospital, WA on 11th July, 1942 and was interred in Kalgoorlie Civil Cemetery and later re-interred in Karrakatta Cemetery (Perth War Cemetery)
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