Butler, William
PLACE OF BIRTH
Edinburgh, Scotland
OCCUPATION
Labourer
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Port Douglas
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
17-02-15
NEXT OF KIN
[Father] Robert Butler , Marshbank, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
Enlisted Port Douglas
REGIMENT 1
25th Battalion AIF
RANK
Private
CAMPAIGN 1
Gallipoli
KILLED IN ACTION
Yes 29/07/1916
OTHER INFO
Awarded 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
STORY OUTLINE
William Butler, a Scottish immigrant employed in this district when war broke out, enlisted at Port Douglas. Private Butler embarked Brisbane H.M.A.T. "Aeneas" on the 29/06/1915 and joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Gallipoli. In January 1916, he joined the British Expeditionary Force, disembarking Marseilles 19/03/1916. Private Butler was Killed in Action on the 20th July 1916 and was buried between Pozieres & Courcelette near Albert, France. He is on the Memorial Scroll,"Where the Australians Rest" & Memorial Plaque.
SERVICE NO
44
