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BUTTERWORTH, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 40 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rochdale, Manchester, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rochdale higher School, Manchester, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, 4 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 40, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 40, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Apr 1915: | Involvement 40, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 40 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Cpl A awm_died_date: 1915-04-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Youngest son of William and Margery Butterworth of 'Further Heights', Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Next of kin given as his sister Mary Clowes of 183 Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancashire
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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